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

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

Scientific name	Ctenomys yolandae
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 Yolanda's tuco-tuco live?

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

The Yolanda's 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 Yolanda's tuco-tuco?

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

About the Yolanda's tuco-tuco

Yolanda's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys yolandae) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. The species is endemic to Santa Fe Province, northeast Argentina, where it lives near the Paraná and San Javier rivers. Its karyotype has 2n = 50 and FN = 78. It is named after Argentine biologist Yolanda Davis.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yolanda's tuco-tuco (revision 1348128419), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768710 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).