Felou Gundi

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Felou Gundi Fossil range: Recent
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Ctenodactylidae Genus: Felovia Lataste, 1886 Species: F. vae
Binomial name
Felovia vae Lataste, 1886

The Felou Gundi (Felovia vae) is a species of rodent in the Ctenodactylidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Felovia. It is found in Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] References

• Aulagnier, S. 2004. Felovia vae. 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.

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