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

Tiny tuco-tuco Ctenomys minutus Data deficient

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 14 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

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

Where does the tiny tuco-tuco live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tiny tuco-tuco in 1 country or territory across South America. 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 tiny tuco-tuco endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the tiny tuco-tuco?

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

About the tiny tuco-tuco

The tiny tuco-tuco (Ctenomys minutus) is a tuco-tuco species found in Brazil and Bolivia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tiny tuco-tuco (revision 1217551025), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769927 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).