| Pilar tuco-tuco | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. pilarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenomys pilarensis Contreras, 1993 | |
The Pilar tuco-tuco (Ctenomys pilarensis) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is found in Ñeembucú and Misiones Departments in southern Paraguay, east of the city of Pilar. The species lives in areas with sandy soil. It is present in a few isolated populations and is threatened by conversion of its habitat to agriculture and its treatment as a pest. Its karyotype has 2n = 48 or 50 and FN = 50.
References
- ^ Bidau, C.J. (2019). "Ctenomys pilarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136289A22195989. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T136289A22195989.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ 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. 1568. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Ctenomys pilarensis | |
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