Pectinator spekei
E. Blyth, 1855
Speke's Gundi
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Ctenodactylomorphi |
| Family | : Ctenodactylidae |
| Genus | : Pectinator |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Blyth, E. 1855. Report on a zoological collection from the Somáli country. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 24:291-306.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40268588Original name as described
Pectinator Spekei
Other common names
Bushy-tailed Gundi · Speke's Pectinator
Type material
ZSI 16477
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Somáli country" (= Laasqoray area, about 1040 km north-north-east of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Eritrea · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Somalia
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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