D'Orbigny's Tuco-tuco
Ctenomys dorbignyi
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Mammals
D'Orbigny's tuco-tuco is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae, named after French naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny. It is found in northeast Argentina. Its karyotype has 2n = 70, FN = 84–88, which is cytogenetically indistinguishable from some populations of C. pearsoni; the latter taxon may actually represent several species.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Ctenomyidae
- Genus
- Ctenomys