Kirchner's viscacha rat
Species of rodent
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Kirchner's viscacha rat or Kirchner's vizcacha rat (Tympanoctomys kirchnerorum) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae described in 2014.[2] It is one of three species in the genus Tympanoctomys.[2][3] That species is endemic to Chubut Province in the central western Argentina, where it has a fragmented range. Its natural habitat is desert scrubland, dunes and salt flats, where it eats halophyte plants. It is a solitary, nocturnal rodent that constructs large mounds with complex burrows.[2] The species was named in honor of both Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Néstor Kirchner, presidents of Argentina.
| Kirchner's viscacha rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Octodontidae |
| Genus: | Tympanoctomys |
| Species: | T. kirchnerorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tympanoctomys kirchnerorum Teta, Pardiñas, Sauthier & Gallardo, 2014 | |
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| Tympanoctomys distribution T. kirchnerorum in green | |
