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Haig's Tuco-tuco
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 Female Patagonian Tuco-tuco
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| Ctenomys haigi (Thomas, 1917) |
Haig's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys haigi), known regionally as the Patagonian tuco-tuco, is a
South American hystricomorph rodent. 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
Haig's tuco-tuco is native to both Argentine and Chilean Patagonia. Its primary habitat is the Patagonian steppe, but it is also found in Low Monte and Valdivian temperate rain forests ecoregions.
References
- Baillie (1996). Ctenomys haigi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
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