Anderson's Cujuchi
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''Ctenomys andersoni'', also called Anderson's cujuchi, is a species of
tuco-tuco A tuco-tuco is a neotropical rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.Parada, A., G. D’Elia, C.J. Bidau, and E.P. Lessa. 2011. Species Groups and the Evolutionary Diversification of Tuco-Tucos, genus ''Ctenomys'' (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae). ''Journal of M ...
native to
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. Found only in Cerro Itahuaticua,
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, at an elevation of around , the species measures in length and has coarse brown and grey hair. It was named after Sydney Anderson, curator of the Department of Mammalogy at the
American Museum of Natural History The American Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as AMNH) is a natural history museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. In Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from Central Park, the museum complex comprises 26 inter ...
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Endemic fauna of Bolivia Mammals of Bolivia Tuco-tucos Mammals described in 2014 {{rodent-stub