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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
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Habitat:
In Argentina, this species has been captured in moist forests and grassy meadows at altitudes of 2,000 m and 4,500 m in Jujuy Province. It has been captured in flat areas with deep soils near creeks in Salta Province. In Bolivia, subspecies C. f. mordosus occurs at elevations of 600 m to 2,700 m (Bidau 2015). It is a fossorial, herbivorous species that feeds on underground tubers and roots. Colonies are found in areas with friable soils, not prone to flooding. It is found in both primary and secondary habitat as well as disturbed and undisturbed areas (Cook et al. 1990).
Range:
This species occurs in southwest Bolivia (Woods and Kilpatrick 2005). There is an isolated locality where three individuals were recorded from around 4,300 m asl outside of the city of Potosi (Anderson 1997). It has an altitudinal range of 600 to 4,300 m.
Subspecies C. f. frater is found in Potosi, Bolivia. Subspecies C. f. barbarous is distributed in the south of Jujuy, Salta, Argentina. Subspecies C. f. budini is found in high altitudes of Salta, Argentina. Subspecies C. f. mordosus occurs in the southern region of Tarija, Argentina, and subspecies C. f. sylvanus is found at the base of the Andes in the Jujuy region, Salta, Argentina (de Freitas in press).
Subspecies C. f. frater is found in Potosi, Bolivia. Subspecies C. f. barbarous is distributed in the south of Jujuy, Salta, Argentina. Subspecies C. f. budini is found in high altitudes of Salta, Argentina. Subspecies C. f. mordosus occurs in the southern region of Tarija, Argentina, and subspecies C. f. sylvanus is found at the base of the Andes in the Jujuy region, Salta, Argentina (de Freitas in press).
Conservation:
In Bolivia, the species potentially occurs within Tariquia National Fauna and Flora Reserve and Aguaragua National Park, which are within its known distribution and contain appropriate habitat.