Taxonomy Profile: Ctenomys goodfellowi (Thomas 1921)

Ctenomys goodfellowi: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Goodfellow's Tuco-tuco []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Ctenomys goodfellowi: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
hystricognath rodents |
Family : Ctenomyidae
Genus : Ctenomys
Species : Ctenomys goodfellowi
Goodfellow's Tuco-tuco |
Ctenomys goodfellowi Direct Children(s):
Ctenomys goodfellowi: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Woods, Charles A., and C. William Kilpatrick / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Infraorder Hystricognathi Brandt, 1855
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
1538-1600
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Ctenomys goodfellowi
Ctenomys goodfellowi: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Ctenomys goodfellowi: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Considered a subspecies of boliviensis by Cabrera (1961) and by Woods (1993). Cook and Yates (1994) noted that "this taxon is distinct from boliviensis at the species level" and Anderson (1997) recognized it as a distinct species. Karyotype is 2n=46; FN=68 (Anderson et al., 1987)