Fukomys vandewoestijneae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phiomorpha
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Phiomorpha

Familia: Bathyergidae
Genus: Fukomys
Species: Fukomys vandewoestijneae

Name

• Fukomys vandewoestijneae Van Daele, Blondé, Stjernstedt & Adriaens, 2013: 177

Holotype: RMCA b2.002-M-0001, adult ♀, skull and body in alcohol.

Type locality: “Sabitonto River (S 10°59’30.5’’, E 24°10’09.3’’), Katanga province, DRC. The locality is situated near Kamau Village (Zambia) on the Zambezi-Congo River watershed on a plain, the Chana Chamuhina, which straddles the DRC–Zambia border. It is located at an altitude of 1308 m.”

References

Primary references

• Van Daele, P.A.A.G, Blondé, P., Stjernstedt, R. & Adriaens, D. 2013. A new species of African mole-rat (Fukomys, Bathyergidae, Rodentia) from the Zaire-Zambezi Watershed. Zootaxa 3636(1): 171–189. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3636.1.7 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Caroline’s Mole-rat