Ctenomys flamarioni

Ctenomys flamarioni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Ctenomyidae
Genus: Ctenomys
Species: C. flamarioni
Binomial name
Ctenomys flamarioni
Travi, 1981

Ctenomys flamarioni, Flamarion's tuco-tuco[2] or tuco-tuco of the dunes,[1] is a South American rodent species of the family Ctenomyidae.[2] Its karyotype has 2n = 48 and FN = 50-78.[2] It is found in coastal dunes of Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil.[2] The species is threatened by habitat loss due to dune removal and urbanization.[1] It is named after Brazilian biologist Luiz Flamarion B. de Oliveira.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Catzeflis, F.; Patton, J.; Percequillo, A.; Bonvicino, C. & Weksler, M. (2008). "Ctenomys flamarioni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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. 1563. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.


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