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Ctenomys pundti (Pundt's tuco-tuco)

Wikipedia Abstract

Pundt's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys pundti) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to the pampas of southern Córdoba and San Luis Provinces in central Argentina. The species is named after Argentine landowner and collector Moritz Pundt. It has a fragmented population and is threatened by conversion of its habitat to agricultural use.
View Wikipedia Record: Ctenomys pundti

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Ctenomys pundti

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  163 grams
Female Weight [1]  145 grams
Male Weight [1]  181 grams
Weight Dimorphism [1]  24.8 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  7 months 3 days
Male Maturity [1]  7 months 3 days
Gestation [1]  3 months 1 day
Maximum Longevity [1]  2 years

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0