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Tuco-tuco. A tuco-tuco is a neotropical rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. [1] [2] Tuco-tucos belong to the only living genus of the family Ctenomyidae, Ctenomys, but they include approximately 60 different species. The common name, "tuco-tuco", comes from the "tuc-tuc" sound they make while they dig their burrows. [3]
The southern tuco-tuco is a large rodent, ranging in weight from 250–600 grams. Its head-body length is 15–25 cm, while its tail length is 6–11 cm. [3] At this size, it is one of the largest species within the genus Ctenomys. [4]
The highland tuco-tuco lives on the eastern side of the Andes range in the southern half of South America. Its range includes southwestern Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, southern Peru and northern Chile, where it is present at altitudes ranging from 2,500 to 5,000 m (8,200 to 16,400 ft) above sea level. It is found in dry puna grassland where ...
C. h. haigi Thomas, 1917. C. h. lentulus Thomas, 1919. Haig's tuco-tuco ( Ctenomys haigi ), known regionally as the Patagonian tuco-tuco, is a hystricognath rodent. [2] Like other tuco-tucos it is subterranean and thus not often observed, although the "tuc-tuc" call of the males can be heard near burrow sites, especially in the early morning.
The robust tuco-tuco is a large species of tuco-tuco and grows to a total length of about 255 mm (10 in) including a tail of about 77 mm (3 in). As is the case with other members of the genus, the eyes and ears are small, the fur is dense and the claws on the forefeet are large. The fur is brown and it has a blackish stripe running along its spine.
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Diet. The Mendoza tuco-tuco is an herbivore that feeds preferentially on grasses. Populations in the Andean Precordilla region of Mendoza display high selectivity for grasses and avoidance of shrubs with a preference for above ground plant material, despite a fossorial lifestyle and harsh environmental conditions that lower food availability.
Magellanic tuco-tuco. The Magellanic tuco-tuco ( Ctenomys magellanicus) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. [2] 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 .