Ctenomyidae is a family of caviomorph rodents whose only living genus, Ctenomys, contains the tuco-tucos, burrowing rodents that fill an ecological niche similar to pocket gophers. About 60 species are recognized, all native to South America from Peru and central Brazil southward to Tierra del Fuego, in habitats from coastal grassland to mountain slopes above 4,000 meters. Tuco-tucos have heavily built cylindrical bodies with short legs and show an exceptional range of chromosome numbers among mammals, from 10 to 70 diploid. Their closest living relatives are the degus and other octodontids.
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Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Peru, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ13173335, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Tuco-tuco
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A tuco-tuco is a neotropical rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.
Wikidata: Ctenomyidae
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