Ctenomys de Blainville 1826 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae

Synonym: Paractenomys Ameghino 1908

Parent taxon: Ctenomyinae according to M. E. Fernández et al. 2000

See also Ameghino 1902, Deschamps 2005, Rovereto 1914 and Soibelzon et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Actenomys, Chasicomys, Ctemys, Eucelophorus, Megactenomys, Praectenomys, Willidewu, Xenodontomys

Subtaxa: Ctenomys bonariensis Ctenomys brachyrhinus Ctenomys chapalmalensis Ctenomys connoveri Ctenomys cotocaensis Ctenomys formosus Ctenomys kraglievichi Ctenomys magellanicus Ctenomys praderii Ctenomys priscus Ctenomys rusconii Ctenomys subassentiens Ctenomys subquadratus Ctenomys thomasi Ctenomys uquiensis Ctenomys viarapaensis Paractenomys chapadmalensis

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Ecology: fossorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (30 collections), Bolivia (6), Brazil (2), Chile (1), Mexico (1), Uruguay (2)

• Pliocene of Argentina (7)

• Montehermosan of Argentina (1)

Total: 50 collections including 54 occurrences

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