Pearson's tuco-tuco

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Pearson's tuco-tuco
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Ctenomyidae
Genus:
Ctenomys
Species:
C. pearsoni
Binomial name
Ctenomys pearsoni
Lessa & Langguth, 1983

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Pearson's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys pearsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] It is endemic to Uruguay, where it is found at elevations below 200 m.[1] This tuco-tuco constructs burrows with multiple openings (an average of 13) containing one to two nests of dried grass; it prefers areas of sandy soil but is somewhat adaptable.[1] It is threatened by loss of habitat to development, agriculture and ranching.[1] Multiple karyotypes have been reported, including 2n = 68-70, FN = 80-88, as well as 2n = 56, FN = 77-79, suggesting the taxon may represent several species.[2] C. dorbignyi appears to be cytogenetically indistinguishable from the 2n = 70 form.[2] The species is named after American zoologist Oliver Payne Pearson.[3][4]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bidau, C., Lessa, E. & Ojeda, R. (2008). Ctenomys pearsoni. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
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