Felou gundi

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Felou gundi

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Ctenodactylidae
Genus: Felovia
Lataste, 1886
Species:
F. vae
Binomial name
Felovia vae
Lataste, 1886
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     distribution

The felou gundi (Felovia vae) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenodactylidae. It is monotypic within the genus Felovia.[citation needed] It is found in Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References[]

  1. ^ Gerrie, R., Kennerley, R. & Granjon, L. 2017. Felovia vae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T8548A22191482. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T8548A22191482.en. Downloaded on 30 December 2018.
  • Dieterlen, F. 2005. Family Ctenodactylidae pp. 1536-1537 in D. E. Wilson and M. A. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, p. 1536.


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