Mzab gundi

Mzab gundi Temporal range: Recent
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Ctenodactylidae
Genus:	Massoutiera Lataste, 1885
Species:	M. mzabi
Binomial name
Massoutiera mzabi (Lataste, 1881)

distribution

The Mzab gundi (Massoutiera mzabi) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenodactylidae. It is monotypic within the genus Massoutiera. It is found in Algeria, Chad, Mali, Niger, and possibly Libya.

References

Aulagnier, S. 2004. Massoutiera mzabi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
Dieterlen, F. 2005. Family Ctenodactylidae pp. 1536-1537 in D. E. Wilson and M. A. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, p. 1536.

Extant species of family Ctenodactylidae (gundis)

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Ctenodactylus	Common gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi) Val's gundi (Ctenodactylus vali)

Felovia	Felou gundi (Felovia vae)

Massoutiera	Mzab gundi (Massoutiera mzabi)

Pectinator	Speke's pectinator (Pectinator spekei)

Category

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