Berg's tuco-tuco
| Berg's tuco-tuco | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. bergi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenomys bergi Thomas, 1902 | |
Berg's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys bergi) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae,[2] named after the Latvian-Argentine biologist Frederico Guillermo Carlos Berg.[3] It is endemic to northwestern Córdoba Province in central Argentina.[2] Its habitat is grassy areas overlying sand dunes.[1] The species is threatened by the degradation and severe fragmentation of its small habitat.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Bidau, C., Lessa, E.; Ojeda, R. (2008). "Ctenomys bergi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- 1 2 Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1561. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
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