Mzab gundi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenodactylidae |
| Genus: | Massoutiera Lataste, 1885 |
| Species: | M. mzabi
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| Massoutiera mzabi (Lataste, 1881)
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The Mzab gundi (Massoutiera mzabi) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenodactylidae. It is monotypic within the genus Massoutiera.[2] It is found in Algeria, Chad, Mali, Niger, and possibly Libya. The Mzab gundi can live in a variety of climates, including arid deserts with sparse vegetation and annual rainfall less than 20 mm.[3] However, it lacks many of the adaptations other rodents use to cope with such extreme environments, instead relying on behavior to survive in those regions.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Cassola, F. (2016). "Massoutiera mzabi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T12855A22191765. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T12855A22191765.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ George, Wilma (4 March 1988). "Massoutiera mzabi (Rodentia, Ctenodactylidae) in a climatological trap". Mammalia. 52 (3): 331–338. doi:10.1515/mamm-1988-0304. S2CID 87543213. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ George, Wilma (4 March 1988). "Massoutiera mzabi (Rodentia, Ctenodactylidae) in a climatological trap". Mammalia. 52 (3): 331–338. doi:10.1515/mamm-1988-0304. S2CID 87543213. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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