Conover's Tuco-tuco is a fossorial rodent of the Gran Chaco in Bolivia and Paraguay. It has a robust cylindrical body and builds branching burrows.
Its body is robust and cylindrical, with tan fur on the back, a sparsely haired tail, small ears, and long digging claws on the forefeet.
It lives underground and digs branching tunnels with nesting and food-storage chambers. Its diet includes plant roots and stems.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.