Fukomys ilariae
Gippoliti & Amori, 2011
Somali Striped Mole-rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Superfamily | : incertae sedis |
| Family | : Bathyergidae |
| Genus | : Fukomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Gippoliti, S. and Amori, G. 2011-06-15. A new species of mole-rat (Rodentia, Bathyergidae) from the Horn of Africa. Zootaxa 2918:39-46.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2918.1.4Original name as described
Fukomys ilariae
Type material
MCZR 7016
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
likely near Mogadishu, Lower Shebelle region, SC Somalia.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Somalia
Taxonomy notes
recently described, although the validity of this species is uncertain and further studies are needed to comfirm its species status
Taxonomy notes citation
Gippoliti, S. & Amori, G. 2011. A new species of mole-rat (Rodentia, Bathyergidae) from the Horn of Africa. Zootaxa 2918:39-46 [110]
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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