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Ctenomys conoveri

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA RODENTIA CTENOMYIDAE

Scientific Name: Ctenomys conoveri
Species Authority: Osgood, 1946
Common Name/s:
English – Conover's Tuco-tuco
Taxonomic Notes: Cabrera (1961), based on Osgood (1946), placed this form in a separate subgenus Chacomys, as did Nowak (1999). Recognition of this monotypic subgenus is not supported by allozymes (Cook and Yates 1994) or sequence analysis (Lessa and Cook 1998).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2008
Assessor/s: Dunnum, J. & Bernal, N.
Reviewer/s: Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern as it is locally common within its distribution, its presumed large population, it is very adaptable to habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
History:
1996 – Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species occurs in Gran Chaco of Paraguay and southeast Bolivia, and possibly northeast Argentina though this needs confirmation (Woods and Kilpatrick, 2005). It is found at around 175 to 400 m. According to Bidau and Lessa the species does not occur in Argentina (pers. comm.).
Countries:
Native:
Bolivia; Paraguay
Presence uncertain:
Argentina
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Population [top]

Population: It is a generally common species where it is present.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It is a fossorial, herbivorous species that uses underground tubers and roots. Colonies are found in areas with friable, not often flooded, soils. It Is found in arid Chaco xerophytic shrubland. It can be found in both undisturbed habitats an and in areas disturbed by ranching.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There appear to be no major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is present in the Parque Nacional Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco in Bolivia.
Citation: Dunnum, J. & Bernal, N. 2008. Ctenomys conoveri. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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