Pearson's tuco-tuco

Species of rodent

Pearson's tuco-tuco
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Ctenomyidae
Genus: Ctenomys
Species:
C. pearsoni
Binomial name
Ctenomys pearsoni
Lessa & Langguth, 1983

Pearson's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys pearsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] It is endemic to Uruguay, where it is found at elevations below 200 m.[1] This tuco-tuco constructs burrows with multiple openings (an average of 13) containing one to two nests of dried grass; it prefers areas of sandy soil but is somewhat adaptable.[1] It is threatened by loss of habitat to development, agriculture and ranching.[1] Multiple karyotypes have been reported, including 2n = 68–70, FN = 80–88, as well as 2n = 56, FN = 77–79, suggesting the taxon may represent several species.[2] C. dorbignyi appears to be cytogenetically indistinguishable from the 2n = 70 form.[2] The species is named after American zoologist Oliver Payne Pearson.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bidau, C.J. (2019). "Ctenomys pearsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T5819A22194513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T5819A22194513.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ Lidicker, W. Z.; Patton, J. L. "In Memoriam: Oliver Payne Pearson". Online Biographies of UC Faculty and Administrators. Archived from the original on 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2012-05-11. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–313. ISBN 978-0801893049. OCLC 270129903.
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Extant species of family Ctenomyidae
Ctenomys
(tuco-tucos)
  • Anderson's cujuchi (Ctenomys andersoni)
  • Argentine tuco-tuco (Ctenomys argentinus)
  • Southern tuco-tuco (Ctenomys australis)
  • Azara's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys azarae)
  • Berg's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys bergi)
  • Bidau's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys bidaui)
  • Bolivian tuco-tuco (Ctenomys boliviensis)
  • Bonetto's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys bonettoi)
  • Brazilian tuco-tuco (Ctenomys brasiliensis)
  • Budin's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys budini)
  • Colburn's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys colburni)
  • Puntilla tuco-tuco (Ctenomys coludo)
  • Conover's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys conoveri)
  • Contreras's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys contrerasi)
  • Coyhaique tuco-tuco (Ctenomys coyhaiquensis)
  • D'Orbigny's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys dorbignyi)
  • Chacoan tuco-tuco (Ctenomys dorsalis)
  • Emily's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys emilianus)
  • Erika's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys erikacuellarae)
  • Famatina tuco-tuco (Ctenomys famosus)
  • Flamarion's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys flamarioni)
  • Foch's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys fochi)
  • Lago Blanco tuco-tuco (Ctenomys fodax)
  • Reddish tuco-tuco (Ctenomys frater)
  • Tawny tuco-tuco (Ctenomys fulvus)
  • Goodfellow's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys goodfellowi)
  • Haig's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys haigi)
  • Ibicui tuco-tuco (Ctenomys ibicuiensis)
  • San Juan tuco-tuco (Ctenomys johannis)
  • Jujuy tuco-tuco (Ctenomys juris)
  • Catamarca tuco-tuco (Ctenomys knighti)
  • Lami tuco-tuco (Ctenomys lami)
  • Mottled tuco-tuco (Ctenomys latro)
  • Lessa's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys lessai)
  • White-toothed tuco-tuco (Ctenomys leucodon)
  • Lewis's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys lewisi)
  • Magellanic tuco-tuco (Ctenomys magellanicus)
  • Maule tuco-tuco (Ctenomys maulinus)
  • Mendoza tuco-tuco (Ctenomys mendocinus)
  • Tiny tuco-tuco (Ctenomys minutus)
  • Natterer's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys nattereri)
  • Furtive tuco-tuco (Ctenomys occultus)
  • Highland tuco-tuco (Ctenomys opimus)
  • Reig's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys osvaldoreigi)
  • Pearson's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys pearsoni)
  • Goya tuco-tuco (Ctenomys perrensi)
  • Peruvian tuco-tuco (Ctenomys peruanus)
  • Pilar tuco-tuco (Ctenomys pilarensis)
  • San Luis tuco-tuco (Ctenomys pontifex)
  • Porteous's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys porteousi)
  • Pundt's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys pundti)
  • Rio Negro tuco-tuco (Ctenomys rionegrensis)
  • Roig's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys roigi)
  • Salta tuco-tuco (Ctenomys saltarius)
  • Scaglia's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys scagliai)
  • Silky tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sericeus)
  • Social tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sociabilis)
  • Steinbach's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys steinbachi)
  • Forest tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sylvanus)
  • Talas tuco-tuco (Ctenomys talarum)
  • Thales's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys thalesi)
  • Collared tuco-tuco (Ctenomys torquatus)
  • Robust tuco-tuco (Ctenomys tuconax)
  • Tucuman tuco-tuco (Ctenomys tucumanus)
  • Sierra Tontal tuco-tuco (Ctenomys tulduco)
  • Strong tuco-tuco (Ctenomys validus)
  • Vipos tuco-tuco (Ctenomys viperinus)
  • Yates's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys yatesi)
  • Yolanda's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys yolandae)
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