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Rosendo Pascual’s Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys rosendopascuali

French: Tuco-tuco de Pascual / German: Pascual-Kammratte / Spanish: Tuco tuco de Rosendo Pascual

Taxonomy. Ctenomys rosendopascuali J. R. Contreras, 1995,

“Mar Chiquita, Departamento San Justo, provincia de Cordoba, Argentina, 30°48’ S, 62°53’ W, 65 m.”

According to mtDNA analysis with cytochrome-b, C. rosendopascuali is in the mendocinusspecies group. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 52 and FN = 62, 64, or 66, and sperm is simple asymmetric.

Monotypic.

Distribution. C Argentina (N Cordoba Province).

Descriptive notes. Head-body 160-177 mm (males) and 159-166 mm (females). No specific data are available for body weight. Rosendo Pascual’s Tuco-tuco is relatively small.

Habitat. Dry Chaco region.

Food and Feeding. There is no information available for this species.

Breeding. There is no information available for this species.

Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.

Status and Conservation. Rosendo Pascual’s Tuco-tuco has not yet been assessed on The IUCN Red Lust.

Bibliography. Bidau (2015), Giménez et al. (1999), Ipucha et al. (2008), Mascheretti et al. (2000), Medina et al. (2007).