Tympanoctomys
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| Tympanoctomys barrerae | |
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Tympanoctomys
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| Octomys barrerae B. Lawrence, 1941
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T. barrerae (B. Lawrence, 1941) |
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Tympanoctomys is a genus of rodent in the family Octodontidae. There are two species in Tympanoctomys: Tympanoctomys barrerae[2] and Tympanoctomys kirchnerorum.[3]
Both species are endemic to central western Argentina, where it has a fragmented range. Its natural habitat is desert scrubland, dunes and salt flats, where it eats halophyte plants. It is a solitary, nocturnal rodent that constructs large mounds with complex burrows.[3]
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