The mottled tuco-tuco (Ctenomys latro) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] It is endemic to Argentina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
| Mottled tuco-tuco | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. latro
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenomys latro Thomas, 1918
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References
edit- ^ Bidau, C.J. (2019). "Ctenomys latro". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T5809A22193629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T5809A22193629.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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