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Haig's tuco tuco

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Genus
  
Ctenomys

Higher classification
  
Tuco-tuco

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Ctenomyidae

Scientific name
  
Ctenomys haigi

Rank
  
Species

Haig's tuco-tuco

Similar
  
Tuco‑tuco, Rodent, Mammal

Haig's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys haigi), known regionally as the Patagonian tuco-tuco, is a South American 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 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 forests ecoregions.

References

Haig's tuco-tuco Wikipedia


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