Ctenomys andersoni
Species of rodent
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Ctenomys andersoni, also called Anderson's cujuchi, is a species of tuco-tuco native to Bolivia.[2][1] Found only in Cerro Itahuaticua, Department of Santa Cruz, at an elevation of around 810 metres (2,700 ft), the species measures 271 millimetres (10+3⁄4 in) in length and has coarse brown and grey hair. It was named after Sydney Anderson, curator of the Department of Mammalogy at the American Museum of Natural History.[3]
| Anderson's cujuchi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. andersoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenomys andersoni | |
