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Coruro

Spalacopus cyanus (Molina, 1782)

LCLeast Concernrodents

The coruro (Spalacopus cyanus) is a species in the family Octodontidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 109.5 g to 127.5 g and live up to 6 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Coruro (Spalacopus cyanus)
Photo: Felipebernala · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the coruro

Weight
109.5 g – 127.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
6 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
10.8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
80.3 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
2.2 – 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1.78src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the coruro live?

Not recorded

What is the coruro?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The coruro (Spalacopus cyanus) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. It is the only species in the genus Spalacopus. The species is endemic to central Chile, where it has been found in a wide variety of habitats, from coastal to montane. It is fossorial and lives in colonies.

From the Wikipedia article “Coruro” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coruro&oldid=1369359777), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the coruro endangered?

The coruro is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the coruro classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyOctodontidae
  6. genusSpalacopus
  7. SpeciesSpalacopus cyanus (Molina, 1782)

Synonyms Mus cyanus, Spalacopus tabanus

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • CururoEnglish
  • كوروروArabic
  • koruroFinnish
  • コルロネズミJapanese
  • KoeroeroDutch
  • kururo niebieskawyPolish
  • CururóPortuguese
  • Слепышовый восьмизубRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the coruro

Other species in the same genus Spalacopus.

CompareCoruro vs Psammoryctes noctivagus

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the coruro?

An adult coruro weighs 109.5 g – 127.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the coruro endangered?

The coruro is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the coruro live?

The coruro has a recorded lifespan of 6 years.

How long is the coruro pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 80.3 days.

What kind of animal is the coruro?

The coruro (Spalacopus cyanus) belongs to the family Octodontidae in the order Rodentia.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{coruro_2026,
  title = {Coruro (Spalacopus cyanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/coruro},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}