Yolanda's tuco-tuco
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Yolanda's tuco-tuco is a species of rodent
in the family Ctenomyidae. The species is endemic to Santa Fe Province
, northeast Argentina
where it lives near rivers. It is named after Argentine biologist Yolanda Davis.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the family Ctenomyidae. The species is endemic to Santa Fe Province
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
, northeast Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
where it lives near rivers. It is named after Argentine biologist Yolanda Davis.