Robust Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys tuconax

Conservation Status

Data Deficient

Mammalia · Rodentia · Ctenomyidae

The robust tuco-tuco is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is a burrowing rodent and is endemic to the Tucumán Province of Argentina.

Fun Fact

The robust tuco-tuco is a large species of tuco-tuco and grows to a total length of about 255 mm (10 in) including a tail of about 77 mm (3 in).

Habitat

Inhabits damp plains, making its burrows in well-compacted, humus-rich or loamy soils.

Diet

Feed on roots and grasses.

Lifespan

To be updated