Fukomys livingstoni
Faulkes, Mgode, E. K. Archer, & N. C. Bennett, 2017
Livingstone's 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
Authority citation
Faulkes, C.G., Mgode, G.F., Archer, E.K. and Bennett, N.C. 2017-04-27. Relic populations of Fukomys mole-rats in Tanzania: description of two new species _F. livingstoni_ sp. nov. and _F. hanangensis_ sp. nov. PeerJ 5:e3214.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3214Original name as described
Fukomys livingstoni
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:2015.42
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Msimba village, 6.4 km NE from city center of Ujiji (04° 51.760' S, 29° 42.326' E), 793 m, W Tanzania.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Tanzania
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Faulkes, C. G., Mgodes, G. F., Archer, E. K., & Bennett, N. C. (2017). Relic populations of Fukomys mole-rats in Tanzania: description of two new species F. livingstoni sp. nov. and F. hanangensis sp. nov. PeerJ 3214: 1-32.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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