
WILDLIFE
Ctenomys osvaldoreigi
Country
Argentina
Conservation
Critically Endangered
Endemic
Yes
Also known as
Reig-Kammratte, Reig’s Tuco-tuco
Location
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Learn moreReig's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys osvaldoreigi) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to central Argentina, where it is known only from a grassland location in Cordoba Province at an elevation above 2000 m in the Sierras Grandes. The species is threatened by disruption of its habitat by fire and sheep grazing. It is named after Argentine biologist Osvaldo Reig (1929–1992).
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