Ansell's mole-rat
Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomys anselli) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna and miombo forests. It is noted for its very long tunnels, up to 2.8 km (1.7 mi) for a single colony of only ten individuals.[2]
Ansell's mole-rat at Leipzig Zoo, Germany
| Ansell's mole-rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Bathyergidae |
| Genus: | Fukomys |
| Species: | F. anselli |
| Binomial name | |
| Fukomys anselli (Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán & Kawalika, 1999) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cryptomys anselli | |
References
- Dando, T. & Van Daele, P. (2020). "Fukomys anselli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44858A22184572. Retrieved 10 July 2020.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22164-zoologger-the-longest-tunnels-dug-by-a-mammal.html
- Woods, C. A. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2005. pp 1538–1600 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.
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