Ctenomys flamarioni
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. flamarioni |
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Ctenomys flamarioni Travi, 1981 |
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Ctenomys flamarioni, Flamarion's tuco-tuco or tuco-tuco of the dunes, is a South American rodent species of the family Ctenomyidae. Its karyotype has 2n = 48 and FN = 50-78. It is found in coastal dunes of Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil. The species is threatened by habitat loss due to dune removal and urbanization. It is named after Brazilian biologist Luiz Flamarion B. de Oliveira.
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