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Pilar tuco-tuco

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Pilar tuco-tuco
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Ctenomyidae
Genus: Ctenomys
Species:
C. pilarensis
Binomial name
Ctenomys pilarensis
Contreras, 1993

The Pilar tuco-tuco (Ctenomys pilarensis) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] It is found in Ñeembucú and Misiones Departments in southern Paraguay, east of the city of Pilar.[1] The species lives in areas with sandy soil. It is present in a few isolated populations and is threatened by conversion of its habitat to agriculture and its treatment as a pest.[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 48 or 50 and FN = 50.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bidau, C.J. (2019). "Ctenomys pilarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136289A22195989. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T136289A22195989.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b 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. p. 1568. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.