CTENOMYIDAE, Lesson, 1842

Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Ctenomyidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 498-534 : 511

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6588177
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6587931
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treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	CTENOMYIDAE
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Family CTENOMYIDAE View in CoL

(TUCO-TUCOS)

• Smallto medium-sized subterranean rodents, with large heads, small eyes and ears, heavily built cylindrical bodies, short legs, and hairy thick and short tails.

• 15-65 cm. • Neotropical Region. View Figure

• Sand fields, dunes, and forests.

• 1 genus, 69 species, 83 taxa.

• 3 species Critically Endangered, 6 species Endangered, 6 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.