Recorded in Mendoza Province, Argentina, this solitary tuco-tuco lives underground and eats plant material. External traits help distinguish it from a close relative, but uncertainty remains over its type locality and taxonomic status.
External body traits and the shape of the bones near the middle ear help distinguish it from the related Ctenomys mendocinus.
It is fossorial and solitary, with a herbivorous diet that includes seeds and leaves.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.