Talas tuco-tuco
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricognathi
Family : Ctenomyidae
Species : Ctenomys talarum
The Talas tuco-tuco is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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ArgentinaSome facts about the
Tuco-tuco
Adult weight : 0.1 kg (0.22 lbs)
Female maturity :243 days
Male maturity : 243 days
Gestation : 102 days
Weaning : 36 days
Litter size : 4
Weight at birth : 0.008 kg (0.0176 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 1 W
Body mass : 0.121 kg (0.2662 lbs)
Temperature : 35.85 °C (96.53 °F)
Facts about the Talas tuco-tuco
SUMMARY Ctenomys talarum is an herbivorous rodent that inhabits subterranean tunnels sealed to the surface.
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