Ctenomyidae Author Don E. Wilson Author Thomas E. Lacher, Jr Author Russell A. Mittermeier text 2016 2016-07-31 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I 498 534 book chapter 61364 10.5281/zenodo.6588177 e3c7ddc9-124f-4f96-9adb-e2bb222f3210 978-84-941892-3-4 6588177 54. Foch’s Tuco-tuco Ctenomys fochi French: Tuco-tuco de Foch / German: Foch-Kammratte / Spanish: Tuco tuco de Foch Taxonomy. Ctenomys fochi Thomas, 1919 , “Chumbicha, Catamarca,” Departamento Capayan, Catamarca Province, 28°52’ S, 66°14’ W, 415 m, Argentina. Ctenomys fochi is not classified in any species group. Karyotype and sperm form are unknown. Monotypic. Distribution. NW Argentina (SW Catamarca Province), known only from the vicinity ofthe type locality. Descriptive notes. Head-body 162 mm, tail 76 mm, hindfoot 30 mm,all measurements from the holotype (young adult male). No specific data are available for body weight. Foch’s Tuco-tuco is small-sized. General color is drab buffy brown, with ventral hairs washed with paler tones; hairs are slate at bases. Muzzle and crown are nearly black. Skull is similar to the Cordoba Tuco-tuco (C. bergr) but shows bullae evenly inflated. Habitat. Very dry red earth, according to the collector. Food and Feeding. There is no information available for this species. Breeding. There is no information available for this species. Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species. Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species. Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Bibliography. Bidau (2015).