Pictures and facts about the Social tuco-tuco

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Social tuco-tuco

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricognathi
Family : Ctenomyidae
Species : Ctenomys sociabilis

 

The Social tuco-tuco is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the social tuco-tuco

The colonial tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sociabilis) is a subterranean rodent that is endemic to the Limay Valley region of southwestern Argentina. (Full text)

Mew (cashew) wrote,Tuco, short for tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sociabilis), is a South American rodent and we're working with them to do behavior studies. (Full text)

(Reply to this) (Thread) cashew 2005-05-27 16:21 (link) Tuco, short for tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sociabilis), is a South American rodent and we're working with them to do behavior studies. (Full text)