Budin's tuco-tuco
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Budin's tuco-tuco is a species of rodent
in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to northern Argentina
. It is viewed as possibly being a subspecies of C. frater
. The species is named after Emilio Budin, an Argentine specimen collector who worked with Oldfield Thomas
.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to northern Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It is viewed as possibly being a subspecies of C. frater
Reddish Tuco-tuco
The Reddish Tuco-tuco is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It is found in Bolivia. It's conservation status was accessed as "Least Concern" by the IUCN in 1996....
. The species is named after Emilio Budin, an Argentine specimen collector who worked with Oldfield Thomas
Oldfield Thomas
Oldfield Thomas FRS was a British zoologist.Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and sub-species for the first time. He was appointed to the Museum Secretary's office in 1876, transferring to the Zoological Department in 1878...
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