Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Southern tuco-tuco (Ctenomys australis), recorded as Endangered
Southern tuco-tuco (Ctenomys australis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Southern tuco-tuco

Ctenomys australis

Southern tuco-tuco is a rodent in the family Ctenomyidae (order Rodentia) — Ctenomys australis, recorded as Endangered and tied to Argentina.

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

The rodent

Southern tuco-tuco is a rodent in the family Ctenomyidae (order Rodentia) — Ctenomys australis.

Range and habitat

Its region ranges from Necochea to Bahia Blanca. The sand dune habitats are currently being destroyed for the development of urban areas, forestry, and grassland advancement.

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

Diet

As for dietary consideration, they are herbivorous, feeding on almost all of the plant species available in the grassland area.

In crisis

Southern tuco-tuco is 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 Southern tuco-tuco, Wikidata item Q305748. 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 Reig's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys osvaldoreigi), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Reig's tuco-tuco

Ctenomys osvaldoreigi
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 Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Quick answers

What is Southern tuco-tuco?
Southern tuco-tuco is a rodent in the family Ctenomyidae (order Rodentia) — Ctenomys australis.
What is the conservation status of Southern tuco-tuco?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Ctenomys australis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Southern tuco-tuco live?
The sand dune habitats are currently being destroyed for the development of urban areas, forestry, and grassland advancement.
Why is Southern tuco-tuco in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Ctenomys australis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Southern tuco-tuco a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.