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Ctenomys lewisi

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Infraorder: Hystricognathi
Infraordo: Caviomorpha
Familia: Ctenomyidae
Genus: Ctenomys
Species: Ctenomys lewisi

Name

Ctenomys lewisi Thomas, 1926

Vernacular names

References

* Ctenomys lewisi in Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder

Lewis's Tuco-tuco (Ctenomys lewisi) is a species of rodent in the Ctenomyidae family. It is endemic to Bolivia.
References

1. ^ Dunnum, J. & Bernal, N. (2008). Ctenomys lewisi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 January 2009.

* Woods, C. A. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2005. Hystricognathi. Pp 1538-1600 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.

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