Authority citation: Philippi, R.A. 1869. Ueber einige Thiere von Mendoza. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 35:38-51.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7058381
Original name as described: Ctenomys mendocina
Nominal names: mendocinus R. A. Philippi, 1869 | azarae O. Thomas, 1903 | porteousi O. Thomas, 1916 | eremofilus J. R. Contreras & Roig, 1975 [nomen nudum] | paramilloensis Roig, J. R. Contreras, & S. Suzarte, 1975 [nomen nudum] | validus J. R. Contreras, Roig, & C. M. Suzarte, 1977 | eremicus J. R. Contreras, 1979 [nomen nudum] | eremophilus J. R. Contreras, 1981 [nomen nudum]
Other common names: Guanacache Tuco-tuco|Strong Tuco-tuco|Guaymallén Tuco-tuco|Guaymallen Tuco-tuco
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Ctenomyidae
Type locality: "Mendoza," Province of Mendoza, 32°53' S, 68°49' W, Argentina.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Argentina (ARG)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
Species-specific notes: includes azarae, porteousi, and validus
Citation: D'Elía, G., Teta, P., & Lessa, E. P. (2021). A short overview of the systematics of Ctenomys: species limits and phylogenetic relationships. Tuco-Tucos: An Evolutionary Approach to the Diversity of a Neotropical Subterranean Rodent, 17.|Teta, P., Jayat, J. P., Alvarado-Larios, R., Ojeda, A. A., Cuello, P., & D’Elía, G. (2023). An appraisal of the species richness of the Ctenomys mendocinus species group (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae), with the description of two new species from the Andean slopes of west-central Argentina. Vertebrate Zoology, 73, 451-474.
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