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

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

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

Where does the Haig's tuco-tuco live?

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

Argentina

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 Haig's tuco-tuco endangered?

The Haig's 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 Haig's tuco-tuco?

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

About the Haig's tuco-tuco

Haig's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys haigi), known regionally as the Patagonian tuco-tuco, is a hystricognath rodent. Like other tuco-tucos it is subterranean and thus not often observed, although the "tuc-tuc" call of the males can be heard near burrow sites, especially in the early morning. Like most species in the genus Ctenomys, C. haigi are solitary, with one adult per burrow.

Haig's tuco-tuco is native to Argentine Patagonia. Its primary habitat is the Patagonian steppe, but it is also found in the Low Monte and Valdivian temperate rain forest ecoregions.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Haig's tuco-tuco (revision 1354912176), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q304449 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).