Fukomys micklemi
(Chubb, 1909)
Micklem'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
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Chubb, E.C. 1909-01-01. On mammals from the Upper Zambezi River. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)3(13):33-36.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071388Original name as described
Georychus micklemi
Type kind
syntypes
Type locality
Kataba River, Upper Zambezi, NW Zambia.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Zambia
Taxonomy notes
split from F. damarensis
Taxonomy notes citation
Faulkes, C. G., Mgode, 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, 5, e3214.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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