Ctenomys colburni, J. A. Allen, 1903
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38. View Plate 31: Ctenomyidae
White-bellied Tuco-tuco
French: Tuco-tuco de Colburn / German: Colburn-Kammratte / Spanish: Tuco tuco de vientre blanco
Other common names: Colburn’s Tuco-tuco
Taxonomy. Ctenomys colburni J. A. Allen, 1903 View in CoL ,
“Arroyo Ayke, in the basaly canyons, 50 miles southeast of Lake Buenos Ayres, Patagonia,” (46°40’S, 70°30°W, ¢.500 m high), Argentina.
Ctenomys colburni belongs to the Patagonian group relative to its biogeography and to the magellanicusspecies group by molecular phylogeny. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 50 and FN = 70, and sperm form is simple asymmetric. Monotypic.
Distribution. Patagonian Argentina, known only from a few localities in W Rio Negro and N Santa Cruz provinces. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body average 161 mm (males) and 146 mm (females), tail average 71 mm (males) and 63 mm (females). No specific data are available for body weight. The White-bellied Tuco-tuco is medium to small-sized. Dorsum is yellowish gray, strongly suffused with fulvous vs. black. Color varies among individuals, mainly due to presence or absence of dorsaltail stripe. When present,it can be only mild trace or strongly developed black stripe.
Habitat. Dry Chaco ecoregion of Cordoba at elevations of ¢.1000 m.
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. The White-bellied Tuco-tuco is solitary.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Data deficient on The IUCN Red Last.
Bibliography. Bidau (2015), Contreras & Bidau (1999), Gallardo (1991), Gardner et al. (2014), Kelt & Gallardo (1994), Parada et al. (2011).
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