Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Reig's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys osvaldoreigi), recorded as Critically Endangered
Reig's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys osvaldoreigi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Reig's tuco-tuco

Ctenomys osvaldoreigi

Reig's tuco-tuco is a rodent in the family Ctenomyidae (order Rodentia) — Ctenomys osvaldoreigi, recorded as Critically Endangered and tied to Argentina.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Ctenomys osvaldoreigi
Recorded from
Argentina
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Rodentia · Ctenomyidae · Ctenomys

The rodent

Reig's tuco-tuco is a rodent in the family Ctenomyidae (order Rodentia) — Ctenomys osvaldoreigi.

Range and habitat

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.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Reig's tuco-tuco is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Reig's tuco-tuco, Wikidata item Q1764856. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Rio Negro tuco-tuco (Ctenomys rionegrensis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Rio Negro tuco-tuco

Ctenomys rionegrensis
Photograph of Flamarion's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys flamarioni), recorded as EndangeredEN

Flamarion's tuco-tuco

Ctenomys flamarioni
Photograph of Southern tuco-tuco (Ctenomys australis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Southern tuco-tuco

Ctenomys australis
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Quick answers

What is Reig's tuco-tuco?
Reig's tuco-tuco is a rodent in the family Ctenomyidae (order Rodentia) — Ctenomys osvaldoreigi.
What is the conservation status of Reig's tuco-tuco?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Ctenomys osvaldoreigi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Reig's tuco-tuco live?
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.
Why is Reig's tuco-tuco in crisis?
The species is threatened by disruption of its habitat by fire and sheep grazing.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Ctenomys osvaldoreigi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Reig's tuco-tuco a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.