Fukomys

<i>Fukomys</i>

Fukomys

Genus of rodents

Fukomys is a genus described in 2006 of common mole-rats, containing several species that were formerly placed in the genus Cryptomys;[1] its species are endemic to Africa. The species contained in the genus includes :

Quick Facts Fukomys Temporal range: Early Pliocene to Recent, Scientific classification ...

References

  1. [1]
    Kock D, Ingram CM, Frabotta LJ, Honeycutt RL, Burda H. 2006. On the nomenclature of Bathyergidae and Fukomys n. gen. (Mammalia: Rodentia). Zootaxa 1142: 51–55.
  2. [2]
    Gippoliti, Spartaco; Giovanni Amori (2011). "A new species of mole-rat (Rodentia, Bathyergidae) from the Horn of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2918: 39–46.
  3. [3]
    van Daele, P.A.A.G.; Blondé, P.; Stjernstedt, R.; Adriens, D. (2013). "A new species of African Mole-rat (Fukomys, Bathyergidae, Rodentia) from the Zaire-Zambezi Watershed" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3636: 171–189. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3636.1.7.


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