Felou gundi
Felou gundi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Ctenodactylidae |
Genus: | Felovia Lataste, 1886 |
Species: | F. vae
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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[]
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Gundis
- Mammals of West Africa
- Mammals described in 1886
- Taxa named by Fernand Lataste
- Rodent stubs