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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) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
This species lives in arid, steppe grassland punctuated at irregular intervals by wet meadows known as mallines (marshes) (Lacey and Wieczorek 2003). The diets of some individuals in the C. haigi study population consisted primarily of Poa pratensis, diets of other individuals were dominated by the grass Stipa speciosa (E. A. Lacey and M. Manacorda; in lit. cited from Lacey and Wieczorek 2003). Although its primary habitat is Patagonian Steppe, it is also found in low Monte and Valdivian rain forest. It is active during the day and night and produces litters of two to four offspring (de Freitas in press).
Range:
This species is known to occur in the Neuquén, Rio Negro, and Chubut provinces, Argentina in the Monte de Llanuras and Mesetas ecoregions (Bidau 2015). Two smaller populations have been added to distribution by Lessa (pers. comm.).
Conservation:
There is no information available about any conservation measures being made to protect this species. Further research is necessary to clarify the true status of this species.