Coyhaique tuco-tuco
Species of rodent
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The Coyhaique tuco-tuco (Ctenomys coyhaiquensis) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] It is endemic to southern Chile. The name comes from the Chilean province and municipality of Coyhaique.
| Coyhaique tuco-tuco | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. coyhaiquensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenomys coyhaiquensis Kelt & Gallardo, 1994 | |
