Pundt's tuco-tuco

Pundt's tuco-tuco
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Ctenomyidae
Genus:	Ctenomys
Species:	C. pundti
Binomial name
Ctenomys pundti Nehring, 1900

Pundt's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys pundti) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] It is endemic to the Pampas of southern Córdoba and San Luis Provinces in central Argentina.[1] The species is named after Argentine landowner and collector Moritz Pundt.[3] It has a fragmented population and is threatened by conversion of its habitat to agricultural use.[1]

References

1. Bidau, C.J. (2019). "Ctenomys pundti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136370A22194037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T136370A22194037.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1568. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.