The Magellanic tuco-tuco (Ctenomys magellanicus) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is also known as the cururo by the Ona culture of Tierra del Fuego.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. magellanicus
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| Ctenomys magellanicus Bennett, 1836
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C. m. dicki Osgood, 1943 | |
References
edit- ^ Bidau, C.J. (2019). "Ctenomys magellanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T5812A22193726. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T5812A22193726.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Wilson, David. Indigenous South Americans of the Past and Present. Westview Press, 1999.
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