Brazilian tuco-tuco
| Brazilian tuco-tuco | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. brasiliensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenomys brasiliensis Blainville, 1826 | |
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.