D'Orbigny's tuco-tuco
Encyclopedia
D'Orbigny's tuco-tuco is a species of rodent
in the family Ctenomyidae, named after French naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny
. It is found in northeast Argentina
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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, named after French naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny
Alcide d'Orbigny
Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology , palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropology....
. It is found in northeast 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...
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