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Roig's tuco tuco

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Genus
  
Ctenomys

Higher classification
  
Tuco-tuco

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Ctenomyidae

Scientific name
  
Ctenomys roigi

Rank
  
Species

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Roig's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys roigi) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to a small region near the ParanĂ¡ River in Corrientes Province, northeastern Argentina, where lives on sand dunes, and near rivers. Development is degrading and shrinking this habitat, threatening the rodent's survival. The species is named after Argentine zoologist Virgilio G. Roig. Its karyotype has 2n = 48 and FN = 80.

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Roig's tuco-tuco Wikipedia