Ctenomys lessai
| Lessa’s Tuco-Tuco | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Hystricognathi |
| Parvorder: | Caviomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Octodontidae |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. lessai |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenomys lessai (Gardner, Salazar-Bravo, & Cook, 2014)[1] | |
Ctenomys lessai, also called Lessa’s Tuco-Tuco, is a species of tuco-tuco native to Bolivia.[2][1] Only found near Lluthu Pampa, Cochabamba Department, at elevations of around 2,500 to 2,750 meters, the species measures about 255 millimeters in length and has soft brown hair. It was named after Dr. Enrique P. Lessa.[3]
References
- 1 2 Leslie Reed (17 July 2014). "Gardner leads discovery of four new tuco-tuco species". UNL Today. University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ↑ Carson Vaughan (17 July 2014). "Found: 4 New Species of Gopher-Like Mammals". National Geographic. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ↑ Gardner, Scott L.; Salazar-Bravo, Jorge; Cook, Joseph A. (17 June 2014). "New Species of Ctenomys Blainville 1826 (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) from the Lowlands and Central Valleys of Bolivia" (PDF) (62). University of Nebraska State Museum. p. 25. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
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