Ctenomys magellanicus

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 magellanicus

Name

Ctenomys magellanicus Bennett, 1836

Vernacular names

References

* Ctenomys magellanicus 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

The Magellanic Tuco-tuco (Ctenomys magellanicus) is a species of rodent in the Ctenomyidae family. It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Also known as the cururo by the Ona culture of Tierra del Fuego.

References

1. ^ Bidau, C., Lessa, E. & Ojeda, R. (2008). Ctenomys magellanicus. 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.
* Wilson, David. Indigenous South Americans of the Past and Present. Westview Press, 1999.