Ctenomys

Translingual

Ctenomys flamarioni

Etymology

From cteno- +‎ Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse”).

Proper noun

Ctenomys m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ctenomyidae – tuco-tucos.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ctenomys brasiliensis (type species)
  • Ctenomys argentinus, Ctenomys australis, Ctenomys azarae, Ctenomys boliviensis, Ctenomys bergi, Ctenomys bonettoi, Ctenomys budini, Ctenomys colburni, Ctenomys coludo, Ctenomys conoveri, Ctenomys coyhaiquensis, Ctenomys dorsalis, Ctenomys emilianus, Ctenomys famosus, Ctenomys flamarioni, Ctenomys fochi, Ctenomys fodax, Ctenomys frater, Ctenomys fulvus, Ctenomys goodfellowi, Ctenomys haigi, Ctenomys johannis, Ctenomys juris, Ctenomys knighti, Ctenomys lami, Ctenomys latro, Ctenomys leucodon, Ctenomys lewisi, Ctenomys magellanicus, Ctenomys maulinus, Ctenomys mendocinus, Ctenomys minutus, Ctenomys nattereri, Ctenomys occultus, Ctenomys opimus, Ctenomys osvaldoreigi, Ctenomys pearsoni, Ctenomys perrensis, Ctenomys peruanus, Ctenomys pilarensis, Ctenomys pontifex, Ctenomys porteousi, Ctenomys pundti, Ctenomys rionegrensis, Ctenomys roigi, Ctenomys saltarius, Ctenomys scagliai, Ctenomys sericeus, Ctenomys sociabilis, Ctenomys steinbachi, Ctenomys sylvanus, Ctenomys talarum, Ctenomys torquatus, Ctenomys tuconax, Ctenomys tucumanus, Ctenomys tulduco, Ctenomys validus, Ctenomys viperinus, Ctenomys yolandae (other species)

Further reading

• Tuco-tuco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ctenomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ctenomys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons