Ctenomys mendocinus Philippi, 1869 . Arch. Naturgesch., 1:38.

TYPE LOCALITY: Argentina, Mendoza Prov., Mendoza .

DISTRIBUTION: East of the mountains from Salta Prov. to Chubut (Argentina).

SYNONYMS: bergi, fochi, juris, pundti, recessus.

COMMENTS: Formerly included azarae, latro, occultus, and tucumanus (Roig and Reig, 1969:670; Reig et al., 1966). Pearson (1984) recognized haigi as a distinct species. The chromosome no. is 2n=47-48.