NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Brazilian Tuco-tuco
Ctenomys brasiliensis Blainville, 1826
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Brazilian tuco-tuco (Ctenomys brasiliensis) is a tuco-tuco species. It is found mainly in the state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil, though Charles Darwin mentions it during his trip through present-day Uruguay.
Wikipedia contributors, Brazilian tuco-tuco; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:35:34.558474+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ctenomys brasiliensis Blainville, 1826
- Name authority
- Blainville, 1826
- Common name
- Brazilian Tuco-tuco
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Ctenomyidae
- Genus
- Ctenomys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderHystricomorpha Brandt, 1855
- infraorderHystricognathi Brandt, 1855
- familyCtenomyidae Lesson, 1842
- genusCtenomys Blainville, 1826
- speciesCtenomys brasiliensis Blainville, 1826
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ctenomys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Argentine Tuco-tucoCtenomys argentinus J. R. Contreras & Berry, 1982 | CtenomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dune Tuco-tucoCtenomys australis Rusconi, 1934 | CtenomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Azara's Tuco-tucoCtenomys azarae Thomas, 1903 | CtenomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bonetto's Tuco-tucoCtenomys bonettoi J. R. Contreras & Berry, 1982 | CtenomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chacoan Tuco-tucoCtenomys conoveri Osgood, 1946 | CtenomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Emilio's Tuco-tucoCtenomys emilianus Thomas & St. Leger, 1926 | CtenomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Famatina Tuco-tucoCtenomys famosus Thomas, 1920 | CtenomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lago Blanco Tuco-tucoCtenomys fodax Thomas, 1910 | CtenomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Forest Tuco-tucoCtenomys frater Thomas, 1902 | CtenomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-tailed Tuco-tucoCtenomys fulvus Philippi, 1860 | CtenomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mottled Tuco-tucoCtenomys latro Thomas, 1918 | CtenomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-toothed Tuco-tucoCtenomys leucodon Waterhouse, 1848 | CtenomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=584745 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3264P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.