Collared tuco-tuco: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the collared tuco-tuco lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ctenomys torquatus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Ctenomyidae

Where does the collared tuco-tuco live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the collared tuco-tuco in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the collared tuco-tuco endangered?

The collared tuco-tuco’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the collared tuco-tuco?

The collared tuco-tuco (Ctenomys torquatus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Ctenomyidae, genus Ctenomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the collared tuco-tuco

The collared tuco-tuco (Ctenomys torquatus) is a tuco-tuco species from South America. It is found in southern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina, where it lives underground in a burrow it digs in savannah habitats. It is a relatively common species and the IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Collared tuco-tuco (revision 1314258691), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305762 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).