Porteous's tuco-tuco

Porteous's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys porteousi) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] It is endemic to Argentina. The species is named after Lieutenant Colonel John James Porteous (1857–1948) and his nephew Don Cecil John Montague Porteous (1884– 1953), who owned land in Argentina.[3]

Porteous's tuco-tuco
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Ctenomyidae
Genus:	Ctenomys
Species:	C. porteousi
Binomial name
Ctenomys porteousi Thomas, 1916

References

1. Bidau, C.; Lessa, E. & Ojeda, R. (2008). "Ctenomys porteousi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T5823A11753930. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T5823A11753930.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
2. Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1568. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.