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Tuco-tucos live in burrows and have a number of adaptations to suit this lifestyle. The tail is short, the eyes are small and the external ears are short, while the claws on the front feet are large and strong. The fur of the highland tuco-tuco is longer and softer than other tuco-tucos. The head is
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This tuco-tuco lives alone in an extensive burrow it digs. Soil is loosened with the forelimbs and pushed backwards by the hind limbs. There is usually a main passage with short side passages every few metres, one or more chambers for storing food and others for nesting. Most activity is in the
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722:Ctenomys erikacuellarae
693:D'Orbigny's tuco-tuco (
675:Contreras's tuco-tuco (
999:Porteous's tuco-tuco (
918:Natterer's tuco-tuco (
882:Magellanic tuco-tuco (
686:Ctenomys coyhaiquensis
389:; Reeder, D.M (eds.).
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1044:Scaglia's tuco-tuco (
1019:Ctenomys rionegrensis
1017:Rio Negro tuco-tuco (
954:Pearson's tuco-tuco (
947:Ctenomys osvaldoreigi
884:Ctenomys magellanicus
828:Catamarca tuco-tuco (
684:Coyhaique tuco-tuco (
666:Conover's tuco-tuco (
648:Colburn's tuco-tuco (
632:Ctenomys brasiliensis
630:Brazilian tuco-tuco (
621:Bonetto's tuco-tuco (
567:Argentine tuco-tuco (
1445:Mammals of Argentina
1440:Mammals of the Andes
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1098:Thales's tuco-tuco (
990:San Luis tuco-tuco (
972:Peruvian tuco-tuco (
936:Highland tuco-tuco (
810:San Juan tuco-tuco (
803:Ctenomys ibicuiensis
785:Ctenomys goodfellowi
729:Famatina tuco-tuco (
657:Puntilla tuco-tuco (
614:Ctenomys boliviensis
612:Bolivian tuco-tuco (
576:Southern tuco-tuco (
558:Anderson's cujuchi (
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1125:Tucuman tuco-tuco (
1073:Ctenomys steinbachi
1064:Ctenomys sociabilis
1008:Pundt's tuco-tuco (
983:Ctenomys pilarensis
927:Furtive tuco-tuco (
902:Ctenomys mendocinus
900:Mendoza tuco-tuco (
873:Lewis's tuco-tuco (
855:Lessa's tuco-tuco (
846:Mottled tuco-tuco (
765:Reddish tuco-tuco (
740:Ctenomys flamarioni
720:Erika's tuco-tuco (
711:Emily's tuco-tuco (
702:Chacoan tuco-tuco (
677:Ctenomys contrerasi
639:Budin's tuco-tuco (
603:Bidau's tuco-tuco (
585:Azara's tuco-tuco (
569:Ctenomys argentinus
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24:Highland tuco-tuco
1450:Mammals of Bolivia
1154:Ctenomys viperinus
1143:Strong tuco-tuco (
1127:Ctenomys tucumanus
1116:Robust tuco-tuco (
1109:Ctenomys torquatus
1080:Forest tuco-tuco (
1062:Social tuco-tuco (
1037:Ctenomys saltarius
1026:Roig's tuco-tuco (
1001:Ctenomys porteousi
945:Reig's tuco-tuco (
920:Ctenomys nattereri
801:Ibicui tuco-tuco (
792:Haig's tuco-tuco (
747:Foch's tuco-tuco (
713:Ctenomys emilianus
695:Ctenomys dorbignyi
594:Berg's tuco-tuco (
578:Ctenomys australis
560:Ctenomys andersoni
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1172:Ctenomys yolandae
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1089:Talas tuco-tuco (
1082:Ctenomys sylvanus
1055:Ctenomys sericeus
1053:Silky tuco-tuco (
1046:Ctenomys scagliai
1035:Salta tuco-tuco (
992:Ctenomys pontifex
981:Pilar tuco-tuco (
974:Ctenomys peruanus
965:Ctenomys perrensi
956:Ctenomys pearsoni
929:Ctenomys occultus
893:Ctenomys maulinus
891:Maule tuco-tuco (
866:Ctenomys leucodon
819:Jujuy tuco-tuco (
812:Ctenomys johannis
774:Tawny tuco-tuco (
704:Ctenomys dorsalis
668:Ctenomys conoveri
650:Ctenomys colburni
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963:Goya tuco-tuco (
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264:Description
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512:Rodentia
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