Ctenomys australis

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 australis

Species Authority:

Rusconi, 1934

Common Name/s:

English

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Southern Tuco-tuco

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Lessa, E. & Bidau, C.
Reviewer/s:	Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Endangered because its extent of occurrence is less than 5,000 km², within which it is known from less than 5 locations. Remaining populations are severely fragmented and there is a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its dune habitat due to development for tourism in the fragile sand dune habitat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in southeastern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (Woods and Kilpatrick 2005) in a very narrow distribution along the coast.
Countries:	Native: Argentina
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Population [top]

Population:	The average young per litter is 2.9 (Zenuto and Busch cited in Busch et al. 2000)
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits coastal sand dune habitats with grasses (Panicum; Poa) (Malizia et al. 1991, Comparatore et al. 1992). It only occurs within 50 m of the coast, in the first line of the dunes.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threats to this species are the development of resorts for beach tourism and the establishment of pine plantations, both of which lead to significant habitat loss.

Major Threat(s):

The major threats to this species are the development of resorts for beach tourism and the establishment of pine plantations, both of which lead to significant habitat loss.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no known conservation measures being taken to protect this species.

Conservation Actions:

There are no known conservation measures being taken to protect this species.

Citation:	Lessa, E. & Bidau, C. 2008. Ctenomys australis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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