| Ctenomys flamarioni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. flamarioni |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenomys flamarioni Travi, 1981 | |
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Flamarion's tuco-tuco[2] or the tuco-tuco of the dunes[1] (Ctenomys flamarioni) is a rodent species of the family Ctenomyidae[2] Its karyotype has 2n = 48 and FN = 50–78.[2] 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 2 3 de Frietas, T.; Weksler, M.; Catzeflis, F.; Percequillo, A. (2019). "Ctenomys flamarioni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136464A22196926. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T136464A22196926.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 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. 1563. 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. 136. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
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