Peruvian tuco-tuco
| Peruvian tuco-tuco | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. peruanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenomys peruanus Sanborn & Pearson, 1947
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The Peruvian tuco-tuco (Ctenomys peruanus) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Peru and Bolivia.
References
- ^ Zeballos, H.; Vivar, E. (2016). "Ctenomys peruanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T5821A22194718. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T5821A22194718.en. Retrieved 11 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.