Ctenomys andersoni
Ctenomys andersoni, also called Anderson's cujuchi, is a species of tuco-tuco native to Bolivia.[2][1] Found only in Cerro Itahuaticua, Department of Santa Cruz, at an elevation of around 810 metres (2,700 ft), the species measures 271 millimetres (10+3⁄4 in) in length and has coarse brown and grey hair. It was named after Sydney Anderson, curator of the Department of Mammalogy at the American Museum of Natural History.[3]
| Anderson's cujuchi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. andersoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenomys andersoni | |
References
- Leslie Reed (17 July 2014). "Gardner leads discovery of four new tuco-tuco species". UNL Today. University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- Carson Vaughan (17 July 2014). "Found: 4 New Species of Gopher-Like Mammals". National Geographic. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- Gardner, Scott L.; Salazar-Bravo, Jorge; Cook, Joseph A. (17 June 2014). "New Species of Ctenomys Blainville 1826 (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) from the Lowlands and Central Valleys of Bolivia" (PDF) (62). University of Nebraska State Museum: 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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