Overview
Distribution
Range Description
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Geographic Range
This species of tuco-tuco is found only in southwestern Argentina.
Biogeographic Regions: neotropical (Native )
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Physical Description
Morphology
Physical Description
The average weight is 164 g, the head and body length ranges from 155 to 165 mm, and the tail is about 70 mm long. This species is fairly small compared to other tuco-tucos. Its fur is soft and silky, and agouti gray brown in color.
Average mass: 0.164 kg.
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
- Terrestrial
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Habitat
These tuco-tucos live in open, treeless areas in the foothills of the Andes.
Terrestrial Biomes: savanna or grassland
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Trophic Strategy
Food Habits
The ecology of this species has not been extensively studied, but if it is similar to other tuco-tucos it eats a variety of roots and grasses.
Plant Foods: roots and tubers
Primary Diet: herbivore (Folivore , Eats sap or other plant foods)
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Life History and Behavior
Reproduction
Reproduction
The litter size ranges from 2 to 4.
Range number of offspring: 2 to 4.
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
Red List Criteria
Version
Year Assessed
Assessor/s
Reviewer/s
Justification
History
- 1996Lower Risk/least concern
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Conservation Status
CITES: no special status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: least concern
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Trends
Population
Population Trend
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Threats
Threats
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Management
Conservation Actions
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Wikipedia
Haig's Tuco-tuco
Haig's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys haigi), known regionally as the Patagonian tuco-tuco, is a South American hystricognath rodent.[2] Like other tuco-tucos it is subterranean and thus not often observed, although the "tuc-tuc" call of the males can be heard near burrow sites, especially in early morning. Like most species in the genus Ctenomys, C. haigi are solitary, with one adult per burrow.
Haig's tuco-tuco is native to Argentine Patagonia. Its primary habitat is the Patagonian steppe, but it is also found in Low Monte and Valdivian temperate rain forests ecoregions.
References
- ^ Bidau, C., Lessa, E. & Ojeda, R. (2008). Ctenomys haigi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 January 2009.
- ^ Woods, Charles A.; Kilpatrick, C. William (16 November 2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi (pp. 1538-1600)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). p. 1564. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13400309.
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