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

Tucuman tuco-tuco Ctenomys tucumanus Data deficient

Where the Tucuman 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-collected museum specimen (a central record among 39 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Ctenomys tucumanus
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 Tucuman tuco-tuco live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Tucuman 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 Tucuman tuco-tuco endangered?

The Tucuman 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 Tucuman tuco-tuco?

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

About the Tucuman tuco-tuco

The Tucuman tuco-tuco (Ctenomys tucumanus) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Argentina.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tucuman tuco-tuco (revision 1315281824), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769578 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).