Speke's pectinator

Species of rodent

Speke's pectinator
Temporal range: Early Pliocene?, Recent
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Ctenodactylidae
Genus: Pectinator
Blyth, 1856
Species:
P. spekei
Binomial name
Pectinator spekei
Blyth, 1856
     distribution

Speke's pectinator (Pectinator spekei) or Speke's gundi, is a species of rodent in the family Ctenodactylidae. It is monotypic within the genus Pectinator.[1] It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and rocky areas.

Skeletal details * 1 Skeleton * 2 Skull from above * 3 Skull from below * 4 Left side of lower jaw * 5 Cervical and part of the thoracic portion of the vertebral column * 6 Sternum, episternum, clavicles, and costal cartilages * 7 Pelvis * 8 Femur

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  • Coetzee, N. & Grubb, P. 2004. Pectinator spekei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 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.
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Extant species of family Ctenodactylidae (gundis)
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)
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Taxon identifiers
Pectinator spekei


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