Fukomys hanangensis
Faulkes, Mgode, E. K. Archer, & N. C. Bennett, 2017
Hanang Mole-rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Parvorder | : Phiomorpha |
| 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.
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Original name as described
Fukomys hanangensis
Other common names
Hanang Mole Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:2015.15
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
Jorodom village (04° 29.510' S, 35° 24.519' E), 1957 m, E Tanzania.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Tanzania
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Faulkes, C.G., Mgode, G.F., Archer, E.K. and 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. doi:10.7717/peerj.3214
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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