Ctenomys sericeus, J. A. Allen, 1903
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43. View Plate 31: Ctenomyidae
Silky Tuco-tuco
French: Tuco-tuco soyeux / German: Seidenkammratte / Spanish: Tuco tuco sedoso
Taxonomy. Ctenomys sericeus |. A. Allen, 1903 View in CoL ,
“Cordilleras, upper Rio Chico de Santa Cruz, Patagonia.” Restricted by U. FJ. Pardinas in 2013 to “confluencia de los rios Belgrano y Chico (~48°26" S, 71°20” W), departamento Rio Chico, Santa Cruz, Argentina.”
Based on biogeography, C. sericeus was classified in the Patagonian group but based on molecular markers in the magellanicusspecies group. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 28-30, and sperm form is simple asymmetric. Monotypic.
Distribution. Patagonian Argentina (W Santa Cruz Province). View Figure
Descriptive notes. Total length of males 195-208 mm (average 200 mm), tail 51-62 mm (average 56-6 mm), hindfoot 25-28 mm (average 26-2 mm). No specific data are available for body weight. The Silky Tuco-tuco is small-sized. Pelage short, soft, and glossy. Dorsum is generally yellowish gray, strongly varied with black; fur is plumbeous on basal three-fourths, showing narrow bands of pale yellowish brown and black tips. Ventral and lateral surfaces are buff. Tail is pale yellowish, with medial dusky stripe along apical one-half of upper surface. Interparietal of skull is either lacking or greatly reduced in size.
Habitat. There is no information available forthis species.
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 forthis species.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The [UCN Red List.
Bibliography. Bidau (2006, 2015), Medina et al. (2007), Montes et al. (2001), Ortells & Barrantes (1994), Pardinas (2013).
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