Yates's Tuco-tuco
Ctenomys yatesi
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Ctenomyidae
Ctenomys yatesi, also called Yates' tuco-tuco, is a species of tuco-tuco native to Bolivia. Only found near Roboré, Department of Santa Cruz, at an elevation of around 550 metres (1,800 ft), individuals of this species measure about 220 millimetres (8+3⁄4 in) in length and have soft hazel and grey hair. The species was named after Terry Yates, a former curator at the University of New Mexico.
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El tuco-tuco de Yates o tuquito de Yates (Ctenomys yatesi) es una especie de roedor del género Ctenomys de la familia Ctenomyidae. Habita en el centro-oeste de Sudamérica. Taxonomía Descripción original Esta especie de roedor fosorial fue descrita originalmente en el año 2014 por los zoólogos Scott L.
Distribution
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