Ctenomys lessai, Gardner, Salazar-Bravo & Cook, 2014
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12. View Plate 30: Ctenomyidae
Lessa’s Tuco-tuco
French: Tuco-tuco de Lessa / German: Lessa-Kammratte / Spanish: Tuco tuco de Lessa
Taxonomy. Ctenomys lessai Gardner, Salazar-Bravo & Cook, 2014,
“Bolivia, Department of Cochabamba, 0.5 km south of Lluthu Pampa, 17°45’S, 64°59°W, 2,700 m elevation.”
Ctenomys lessai was initially called “C. llathu” by E. P. Lessa and J. A. Cook in 1998. Recently, it was classified in the frater species group through mtDNA analysis. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 46 and FN = 64. Monotypic.
Distribution. C Bolivia, known only from the type locality in Lluthu Pampa. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Total length 177-265 mm, tail 44-79 mm, ear 4-8 mm, hindfoot 27-37 mm; weight 98-286 g. Lessa’s Tuco-tuco is small to medium-sized. Fur is dense but thin and soft, ¢.0.5-2 cm long over back and rump. Dorsum is olive-brown to buffy brown, venter is cinnamon-buff, and some individuals have olive-buff venter. Central diffuse dorsal stripe is clove-brown, and there is small light area of cinnamon-buff just posterior to and below pinnae, evident in most individuals. Collar is not evident in specimens examined. Undercoat is bicolored; juveniles show consistent deep neutral gray color, with no bicolored markings. Tail is short, covered with olive-brown dark hair, with lighter color at the end. Skull is relatively delicate; interorbital region has rounded edges; and zygomatic arches are wide, laterally extending almost to level of external auditory meatus. Mandible is relatively delicate. Flange of mastoid process is not visible. Upper incisors are light pale yellow-ocher to ivory-yellow.
Habitat. Grassland areas at elevations of 2500-2750 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. There is no information available for this species.
Status and Conservation. Lessa’s Tuco-tuco has not yet been assessed on The IUCN Red Last.
Bibliography. Gardner et al. (2014), Lessa & Cook (1998), Mascheretti et al. (2000).
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