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Rio Negro tuco-tuco

(Ctenomys rionegrensis)

Description

The oriental tuco-tuco or tuco-tuco of Río Negro ( Ctenomys rionegrensis ) is a species of rodent of the genus Ctenomys of the family Ctenomyidae.It inhabits the center-east of the Southern Cone of South America.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Ctenomyidae
Genus:Ctenomys
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