Ctenomys fulvus

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 fulvus

Species Authority:

Philippi, 1860

Common Name/s:

English

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Tawny Tuco-tuco

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

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:
This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category

History:

1996

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Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in the mountains and the Monte desert of northwestern Argentina and northern Chile (Woods and Kilpatrick, 2005), although Bidau and Lessa (pers. comm.) say it does not occur in Argentina. This part of the range is range of C. opimus. The range goes as far as 29o south in Chile (Bidau and Lessa pers. comm.).
Countries:	Native: Argentina; Chile
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no information available on the population size of this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	There is no information available about the ecology and habitat requirements of this species.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There is no information available on any threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There is no information available on any threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There is no information available about any conservation measures being made to protect this species. Further research is necessary to clarify the true status of this species.

Conservation Actions:

There is no information available about any conservation measures being made to protect this species. Further research is necessary to clarify the true status of this species.

Citation:	Bidau, C., Lessa, E. & Ojeda, R. 2008. Ctenomys fulvus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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