Authority citation: Langguth, A.R. and Abella, A. 1970. Las especies uruguayas del género Ctenomys (Rodentia – Octodontidae). Comunicaciones Zoológicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo 10(129):1-20.
Original name as described: Ctenomys minutus rionegrensis
Nominal names: rionegrensis Langguth & Abella, 1970 | monesi J. R. Contreras & A. N. C. de Contreras, 1984 [nomen nudum] | alvaromonesi J. R. Contreras, 1999 [nomen nudum]
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Ctenomyidae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: MNHNU CM 1406
Type locality: "Balneario Las Cañas, boca del Arroyo Las Cañas, 7 km al Sudoeste de Fray Bentos, Río Negro, Uruguay," c. 100 m, 33°06' S, 58°20' W.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Uruguay (URY) | 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: Endangered
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