Rondon's Tuco-tuco

Rondon's Tuco-tucoThis tuco-tuco is known from southwestern Brazil. Its dorsal hairs have pale bases and dark brown tips, the head and underside are slightly reddish, and the tail is uniformly brown. A handbook lists forests of the southern Amazonian region as its habitat.What does it look like?The 2016 handbook describes a medium-sized animal with dorsal hairs pale at the base and sepia at the tips, a slightly rufous head and underside, and a uniformly brown tail.How does it live?This tuco-tuco is known from southwestern Brazil. Its dorsal hairs have pale bases and dark brown tips, the head and underside are slightly reddish, and the tail is uniformly brown. A handbook lists forests of the southern Amazonian region as its habitat.The 2016 species account lists forests of the southern Amazonian region as its habitat. It provides no information on field behavior or diet.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.