Coyhaique tuco-tuco
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The Coyhaique tuco-tuco (Ctenomys coyhaiquensis) is a species of rodent
in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to southern Chile
. The name comes from the Chilean province
and municipality of Coyhaique.
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 southern Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. The name comes from the Chilean province
Coihaique Province
Coihaique Province is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen . Its capital city is Coihaique.-Administration:As a province, Coihaique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes , Coihaique and Lago Verde, each governed by a...
and municipality of Coyhaique.