Ctenomys knighti

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 knighti

Species Authority:

Thomas, 1919

Common Name/s:

English

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Catamarca Tuco-tuco

Taxonomic Notes:

Cabrera (1961) believed viperinus synonymous with knighti.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient 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 Data Deficient due to continuing uncertainty on the species distribution, threats and conservation measures. This species is suspected to be threatened, however, there is still very little information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirement; thus it is not possible to assess the species against criteria for threat. Further taxonomic information may change species status in the future. It is known only from type locality.

History:

1996

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Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in western Argentina from the mountains of La Rioia Province north to Salta Province (Woods and Kilpatrick, 2005), above 2,000 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Argentina
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Population [top]

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

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It occurs in highland grasslands (Ojeda pers. comm.).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat loss to agricultural expansion, in the form of potato plantations, is a threat to this species.

Major Threat(s):

Habitat loss to agricultural expansion, in the form of potato plantations, is a threat to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in Parque Campo de los Alisos.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in Parque Campo de los Alisos.

Citation:	Bidau, C., Lessa, E. & Ojeda, R. 2008. Ctenomys knighti. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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