Ctenomys perrensi

O. Thomas, 1896

Perrens's Tuco-tuco

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

Thomas, O. 1896-10-01. On new small mammals from the Neotropical region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)18(106):301-314.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211252

Original name as described

Ctenomys Perrensi

Other common names

Goya Tuco-tuco · D'Orbigny's Tuco-tuco

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Goya, Corrientes, " Departamento Goya, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes dorbignyi

Taxonomy notes citation

Caraballo, D.A., Campo, D.H., Teta, P. and Lanzone, C. 2026. Resolving species boundaries in a recent evolutionary radiation: An integrative approach to the Ctenomys Corrientes group (Mammalia: Rodentia: Ctenomyidae). Vertebrate Zoology 76:317-337. doi:10.3897/vz.76.e173627

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001350

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

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

Total: 7 names and synonyms.

Ctenomys Perrensi

O. Thomas, 1896

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

perrensi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Goya, Corrientes, Argentina

Type locality

Argentina: Corrientes: 29°8′S, 59°16′W.

Authority page

311

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211252

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1896:311, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15425)
Trouessart (1897:598, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Lahille (1899:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
Trouessart (1904:498, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Yepes (1935:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5820/22194434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)
Caraballo, Campo, Teta & Lanzone (2026:332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72786)

Ctenomys perrensis:

Cabrera, 1961

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

perrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

554

Authority publication

Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" e Institutio Nacional de Investigación de las Ciencias Naturales

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Woods (1993:786) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)

Ctenomys d'orbignyi

J. R. Contreras & A. N. C. de Contreras, 1984

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

dorbignyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CFA-MA-11584

Type kind

lectotype

Original type locality

Paraje Mbarigüí, Departamento Berón de Astrada, Provincia de Corrientes, a 27* 33' de latitud Sur y a 57* 31' de longitud Oeste.

Type locality

Argentina: Corrientes: 27°33′S, 57°31′W.

Authority page

131

Authority publication

Historia Natural

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136234/22192383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys felixi

J. R. Contreras & C. J. Bidau, 1999

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

felixi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

1-22

Authority publication

Ciencia Siglo XXI

Ctenomys perrensi dorbignyi:

Caraballo, Campo, Teta, & Lanzone, 2026

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

dorbignyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

332

Authority publication

Vertebrate Zoology

Name usages

Caraballo, Campo, Teta & Lanzone (2026:332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72786)

Ctenomys perrensi iberaensis

Caraballo, Campo, Teta, & Lanzone, 2026

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

iberaensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CFA-MA-12676

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Argentina, Corrientes, San Miguel, San Miguel (ca. –28.006401°, –57.595901°).

Type locality

Argentina: Corrientes: 28°0′23″S, 57°35′45″W.

Authority page

332

Authority publication

Vertebrate Zoology

Name usages

Caraballo, Campo, Teta & Lanzone (2026:332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72786)

Ctenomys perrensi perrensi:

Caraballo, Campo, Teta, & Lanzone, 2026

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

perrensi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

317

Authority publication

Vertebrate Zoology

Name usages

Caraballo, Campo, Teta & Lanzone (2026:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72786)

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