Ctenomys formosus Moreno 1888 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae

Alternative combination: Ctenomis formosus

Full reference: F. P. Moreno. 1888. Informe preliminar de los progresos del Museo La Plata, durante el primer semestre de 1888. Boletim del Museo de La Plata II:1-35

Belongs to Ctenomys according to F. P. Moreno 1888

Sister taxa: Ctenomys avitus, Ctenomys bonariensis, Ctenomys brachyrhinus, Ctenomys chapalmalensis, Ctenomys connoveri, Ctenomys cotocaensis, Ctenomys kraglievichi, Ctenomys magellanicus, Ctenomys rusconii, Ctenomys subassentiens, Ctenomys subquadratus, Ctenomys thomasi, Ctenomys uquiensis, Ctenomys viarapaensis

Ecology: fossorial herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ctenomys formosus in the database

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