Ctenomys azarae

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	CTENOMYIDAE

Scientific Name:

Ctenomys azarae

Species Authority:

Thomas, 1903

Common Name/s:

English

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Azara's Tuco-tuco

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii) ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s:

Bidau, C., Lessa, E. & Ojeda, R.

Reviewer/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because its extent of occurrence is less than 20,000 km², the extent and quality of its habitat are declining and remaining populations are severely fragmented and in less than 5 locations.

History:

1996

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Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in Argentina in La Pampa Province (Woods and Kilpatrick 2005).
Countries:	Native: Argentina
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is made up of several naturally fragmented Populations (Bidau, 2006)
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It occurs in psamophile vegetation which is a naturally patchily distributed habitat (Bidau, 2006).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threat to this species is loss of habitat to agricultural expansion (Bidau, 2006)

Major Threat(s):

The major threat to this species is loss of habitat to agricultural expansion (Bidau, 2006)

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It does not occur in protected areas.This species is listed as Vulnerable in the Argentinian Red List (Ojeda and Diaz 2000).

Conservation Actions:

It does not occur in protected areas.This species is listed as Vulnerable in the Argentinian Red List (Ojeda and Diaz 2000).

Citation:	Bidau, C., Lessa, E. & Ojeda, R. 2008. Ctenomys azarae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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