Ctenomys knighti
O. Thomas, 1919
Catamarca Tuco-tuco
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Parvorder | : Caviomorpha |
| Superfamily | : Octodontoidea |
| Family | : Ctenomyidae |
| Genus | : Ctenomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1919-05-01. On small mammals from "Otro Cerro, " north-eastern Rioja, collected by Sr. L. Budin. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)3(17):489-500.
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Original name as described
Ctenomys knighti
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1919.2.7.47
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Otro Cerro, North-eastern Rioja." Restricted by U. F. J. Pardiñas and colleagues in 2007 to an abandoned ranch at the southern end of Sierra de Ambato, NE Chumbicha, Departamento Capayán, Catamarca, Argentina, 28°45' S, 66°17' W, 2023 m.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Argentina
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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