Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Ctenomyidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Rodentia Genus Ctenomys | |
Similar Phyllotis, Tuco‑tuco, Vesper mouse, Akodon | ||
Tuco tuco de yates ctenomys yatesis fauna de bolivia
Ctenomys yatesi, also called Yates’ Tuco-Tuco, is a species of tuco-tuco native to Bolivia. Only found near Roboré, Department of Santa Cruz, at an elevation of around 550 meters, the species measures about 220 millimeters in length and has soft hazel and grey hair. It was named after Terry Yates, a former curator at the University of New Mexico.
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