Ctenomys lentulus

O. Thomas, 1919

Lazy 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

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1919-02-01. On small mammals collected by Sr. E. Budin in north-western Patagonia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)3(14):199-212.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15688136

Original name as described

Ctenomys haigi lentulus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1918.12.1.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a4bcd1d6-54c3-4d18-bcb7-b14fc83e833c

Type locality

"Pilcañeu, Upper Rio Negro, 1400 m, " Pilcaniyeu, Departamento Pilcaniyeu, Provincia de Rio Negro, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

Taxonomy notes

split from C. haigi

Taxonomy notes citation

Tammone, M.N., Lacey, E.A., Tripaldi, A. and Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2025. Museomics and new topotypes resolve the taxonomy and nomenclature of a widespread Patagonian Ctenomys (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae). Journal of Mammalogy 106(6):1383-1398. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyaf073

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1007003

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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Ctenomys haigi lentulus

O. Thomas, 1919

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

lentulus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1918.12.1.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a4bcd1d6-54c3-4d18-bcb7-b14fc83e833c

Authority page

211

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15688136

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1919:211, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15688136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15208)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Ctenomys haigi luteolus

Rusconi, 1928

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

luteolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

245

Authority publication

Anales de la Sociedad Argentina por los Estudios Geográficos

Ctenomys mendocinus lentulus

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

lentulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

253

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Ctenomys lentulus

Tammone, E. A. Lacey, Tripaldi, & Pardiñas, 2025

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

lentulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1392

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Tammone, Lacey, Tripaldi & Pardiñas (2025:1392) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72458)

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