Ctenomys fulvus

R. A. Philippi, 1860

Long-tailed Tuco-tuco

Side view. Also as Tawny Tuco-tuco.
1 / 2
Location:Chile, Antofagasta, San Pedro de AtacamaDate taken:1 January 1983Description:Side view. Also as Tawny Tuco-tuco.

Distribution :

Mountains and Monte desert of NW Argentina and N Chile

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 749

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Infraorder: Hystricognathi
Parvorder: Caviomorpha
Superfamily: Octodontoidea
Family: Ctenomyidae
Genus: Ctenomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Philippi, R.A. 1860. Reise durch die Wueste Atacama auf Befehl der chilenischen Regierung im Sommer 1853–54 unternommen und beschrieben. Eduard Anton, Halle, 190 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6725478

Original name as described

Ctenomys fulvus

Other common names

Tawny Tuco-tuco

Type locality

"Reise durch die Wüste Atacama." Restricted by W. H. Osgood in 1943 to vicinity of Pingo-Pingo, 24°00' S and 69°00' W, Atacama Desert, Chile.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Chile

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001327

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 9 names and synonyms.

Ctenomys atacamensis

R. A. Philippi, 1860

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

atacamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

Diese Art wurde bei Tilopozo in der Ebene gefangen.

Type locality

Chile: 23°46′56″S, 68°15′6″W.

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6725479

Authority publication

Halle

Name usages

Philippi (1860:158, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6725479) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69180)
Philippi (1869:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7058382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68510)
Philippi (1872:444, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31071497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68514)
Matschie (1898:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68995)

Ctenomys fulvus

R. A. Philippi, 1860

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

Diese Art ist es, welche in dem Centrum der Wüste, in einer Höhe von 9—11000 Fuss bei Pingo-pingo, Pajonal, Zorras etc. den Boden wie ein Sieb durchlöchert.

Type locality

Chile: 24°S, 69°W.

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6725478

Authority publication

Halle

Name usages

Philippi (1860:157, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6725478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69180)
Osgood (1943:127, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5651)
Corbet & Hill (1980:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Woods (1993:784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
D'Elía, Canto-Hernández, Ossa, Verde-Arregoitia, Bostelmann, Iriarte, Amador, Quiroga-Carmona, Hurtado, Cadenillas & Valdez (2020:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67620)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5806/22192983) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys chilensis

R. A. Philippi, 1896

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

chilensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

la cordillera de Linares

Type locality

Chile.

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029003

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Ctenomys pallidus

R. A. Philippi, 1896

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

Breas, en el desierto de Atacama

Type locality

Argentina: Catamarca: 26°3′S, 67°56′W.

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029000

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Ctenomys pernix

R. A. Philippi, 1896

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

pernix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

cerca de Aguas Calientes

Type locality

Chile.

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029002

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Ctenomys robustus

R. A. Philippi, 1896

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

en la provincia de Tarapá, cerca de Pica, en los lugares llamados "canchones" en una elevacion de cerda de 1200 m

Type locality

Chile: 20°25′S, 69°35′W.

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35028998

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:499, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Osgood (1943:130, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5651)
O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

atracamensis:

C. A. Woods & Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

atracamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

1564

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005:1564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Ctenomys fulvus fulvus:

C. A. Woods & Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ctenomys fulvus robustus:

C. A. Woods & Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Publications

Search Crossref

Fetched automatically from Crossref and not curated by the MDD team. Only works with Ctenomys fulvus in the title or abstract are shown.

Searching Crossref…

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.