Magellanic tuco-tuco

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| name = Magellanic tuco-tuco

| image = Ctenomys magellanicus (Brehms).jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Bidau, C.J. |date=2019 |title=Ctenomys magellanicus |volume=2019 |page=e.T5812A22193726 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T5812A22193726.en |access-date=14 November 2021}}

| genus = Ctenomys

| species = magellanicus

| authority = Bennett, 1836

| synonyms =

| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies

| subdivision =

C. m. dicki Osgood, 1943

C. m. fueginus Philippi, 1880

C. m. magellanicus Bennett, 1836

C. m. osgoodi Allen, 1905

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The Magellanic tuco-tuco (Ctenomys magellanicus) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.{{MSW3 Hystricognathi | id = 13400319 | page = }} It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is also known as the cururo by the Selkʼnam culture of Tierra del Fuego.

References

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  • Wilson, David. Indigenous South Americans of the Past and Present. Westview Press, 1999.

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Category:Tuco-tucos

Category:Mammals of Patagonia

Category:Mammals of Argentina

Category:Mammals of Chile

Category:Mammals described in 1836

Category:Taxa named by Edward Turner Bennett

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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