Fukomys hanangensis

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Phiomorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Phiomorpha

Familia: Bathyergidae
Genus: Fukomys
Species: Fukomys hanangensis

Name[edit]

Fukomys hanangensis Faulkes, Mgode, Archer & Bennett, 2017: 22

Holotype: NHMUK 2015.15, adult ♀, body in alcohol.

Type locality: “Jorodom village, (S04º29.510'; E035º24.519'). The specimen was trapped in a valley at an altitude of 1,957 m (6,422 ft) above sea level”. Jorodom village on the slopes of Mount Hanang, Tanzania.

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

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. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3214 Reference page.

Vernacular names[edit]

English: The Hanang Mole-rat