Ctenomys pilarensis, Contreras, 1993
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49. View Plate 32: Ctenomyidae
Pilar Tuco-tuco
Ctenomys pilarensis View in CoL
French: Tuco-tuco de Pilar / German: Pila-Kammratte / Spanish: Tuco tuco de Pilar
Taxonomy. Clenomys pilarensis J. R. Contreras, 1993 View in CoL ,
“Pilar, [Neembucu], Paraguay.”
Using mtDNA, C. pilarensis was classified in the Chacoan and tucumanusspecies groups. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 48 or 50 and FN = 50, and sperm is simple asymmetric. Monotypic.
Distribution. SE Paraguay (SW Neembuct Department). View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 189-209 mm (males) and 169-177 mm (females). No specific data are available for body weight. The Pilar Tuco-tuco is mediumsized, but no other details have been published.
Habitat. Sandy soils usually with manioc (cassava) culture.
Food and Feeding. There is no information available for this species.
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Endangered on The [UCN Red List.
Bibliography. Bidau (2015), Giménez et al. (1997), Mascheretti et al. (2000).
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