Catamarca Tuco-tuco - Ctenomys knighti
( Thomas, 1919 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Data Deficient
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
This species occurs in highland grasslands (Ojeda pers. comm.).

Range:
This species is found in Catamarca and La Rioja provinces of Argentina within the Chaco Seco and Monte de Sierras y Bolsones ecoregions, at elevations from 770 to 2,025 m (Bidau 2015).

Conservation:
This species occurs in Parque Campo de los Alisos.

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