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Berg's tuco-tuco

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Berg's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys bergi) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae,[2] named after the Latvian-Argentine biologist Frederico Guillermo Carlos Berg.[3] It is endemic to northwestern Córdoba Province in central Argentina.[2] Its habitat is grassy areas overlying sand dunes.[1] The species is threatened by the degradation and severe fragmentation of its small habitat.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bidau, C.J. (2019). "Ctenomys bergi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136687A22196510. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T136687A22196510.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1561. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
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Berg's tuco-tuco: Brief Summary

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Berg's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys bergi) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae, named after the Latvian-Argentine biologist Frederico Guillermo Carlos Berg. It is endemic to northwestern Córdoba Province in central Argentina. Its habitat is grassy areas overlying sand dunes. The species is threatened by the degradation and severe fragmentation of its small habitat.

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