Ctenomys bicolor, Miranda-Ribeiro, 1914
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6588177 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/59304B44-1B1C-FFD0-FF05-FB8FFC48F37E |
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Carolina |
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Ctenomys bicolor |
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Bicolored Tuco-tuco
French: Tuco-tuco bicolore / German: Zweifarbige Kammratte / Spanish: Tuco tuco bicolor
Taxonomy. Ctenomys bicolor MirandaRibeiro, 1914 ,
“Mato Grosso.” Restricted by C. J. Bidau and F. D. de Avila-Pires in 2009 to Rondonia State, Brazil, 12°01°’S, 60°57'W, at 335 m elevation.
Ctenomys bicolor is not included in any species group. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 40 and FN = 68. Monotypic.
Distribution. SW Amazonian Brazil (Rondonia State), known only from José Bonifacio Indian Village (12° 10" S and 60° 09’ W), where initially collected in 1914, and Pimenta Bueno (12° 12’ S and 60° 41° W). View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head—body average 314 mm, tail ¢.89 mm, hindfoot with claw average 45 mm and without claw 39-9 mm; weight average 418 g. The Bicolored Tuco-tuco is medium-sized. Two colors are known: one phenotype is totally black, and the second phenotype has brown dorsum and light venter.
Habitat. Sandy soils in and along borders of the southern Amazon Basin forest. The Bicolored Tuco-tuco also occurs in areas that have been deforested for 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 specific information for this species, but the Bicolored Tuco-tuco is solitary.
Status and Conservation. The Bicolored Tuco-tuco has not yet been assessed on The IUCN Red List.
Bibliography. Bidau (2015), Bidau & de Avila-Pires (2009), Stolz et al. (2013).
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