| Pundt's 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. pundti |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenomys pundti Nehring, 1900 | |
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.
References
- ^ Bidau, C.J. (2019). "Ctenomys pundti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136370A22194037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T136370A22194037.en. Retrieved 19 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.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Ctenomys pundti | |
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