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Magellanic tuco-tuco
Ctenomys magellanicus (Brehms).jpg
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Ctenomys
Species:
magellanicus
Subspecies

C. m. dicki Osgood, 1943
C. m. fueginus Philippi, 1880
C. m. magellanicus Bennett, 1836
C. m. osgoodi Allen, 1905

The Magellanic tuco-tuco (Ctenomys magellanicus) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is also known as the cururo by the Ona culture of Tierra del Fuego.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Tuco tuco de Magallanes para niños

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