Tympanoctomys barrerae Lawrence 1941

Tympanoctomys barrerae Lawrence 1941, Proc. New England Zool. Club, 18: 43.

Type Locality: Argentina, Mendoza Prov., La Paz.

Vernacular Names: Red Viscacha-rat.

Distribution: Arid plains of Mendoza Province.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable; rare.

Discussion: Reviewed by Diaz et al. (2000, Mammalian Species 646). Karyotype is 2n=102 (Contreras and Tores-Mura, 1987) and Gallardo et al. (1999) demonstrated that this species is tetraploid.