Flamarion's tuco-tuco: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Flamarion's tuco-tuco lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ctenomys flamarioni
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Ctenomyidae

Where does the Flamarion's tuco-tuco live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Flamarion's tuco-tuco in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Brazil. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

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 Flamarion's tuco-tuco endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Flamarion's tuco-tuco?

The Flamarion's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys flamarioni) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Ctenomyidae, genus Ctenomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Flamarion's tuco-tuco

Flamarion's tuco-tuco or the tuco-tuco of the dunes (Ctenomys flamarioni) is a rodent species of the family Ctenomyidae Its karyotype has 2n = 48 and FN = 50–78. It is endemic to the coastal dunes of Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil. The species is threatened by habitat loss due to dune removal and urbanization. It is named after Brazilian biologist Luiz Flamarion B. de Oliveira.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Flamarion's tuco-tuco (revision 1313874378), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1765606 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).