Ctenomys_goodfellowi

Goodfellow's tuco-tuco

Goodfellow's tuco-tuco

Species of rodent

Goodfellow's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys goodfellowi) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] It is endemic to Bolivia, where it is found in the Chiquitano dry forest ecoregion, bordering on the cerrado.[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 46 and FN = 68.[2] The species is named after British collector Walter Goodfellow.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Roach, N.; Naylor, L. (2016). "Ctenomys goodfellowi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136607A22196835. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136607A22196835.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    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. 1564. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. [3]
    Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 158–9. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
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