Magellanic tuco-tuco

The Magellanic tuco-tuco (Ctenomys magellanicus) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.^[2] It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is also known as the cururo by the Selkʼnam culture of Tierra del Fuego.

Magellanic tuco-tuco
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Ctenomyidae
Genus:	Ctenomys
Species:	C. magellanicus
Binomial name
Ctenomys magellanicus Bennett, 1836
Subspecies
C. m. dicki Osgood, 1943 C. m. fueginus Philippi, 1880 C. m. magellanicus Bennett, 1836 C. m. osgoodi Allen, 1905