Steinbach's tuco-tuco

Steinbach's tuco-tuco
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Ctenomyidae
Genus:	Ctenomys
Species:	C. steinbachi
Binomial name
Ctenomys steinbachi Thomas, 1907

Steinbach's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys steinbachi) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] It is endemic to Bolivia. The species is named after zoological collector Dr. José Steinbach (1856–1929).[3]

References

1. Roach, N.; Naylor, L. (2016). "Ctenomys steinbachi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T5827A22194994. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T5827A22194994.en. Retrieved 12 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. 1569. 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. 392. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.