Cameroon Scaly-tail
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| Cameroon Scaly-tail Fossil range: Early Miocene - Recent |
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| Zenkerella insignis Matschie, 1898 |
The Cameroon Scaly-tail or Flightless Scaly-tailed Squirrel (Zenkerella insignis) is a species of rodent in the Anomaluridae family. It is the only species in the genus Zenkerella. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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[edit] References
- Dieterlen, F. 2005. Family Anomaluridae. Pp. 1532-1534 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Hutterer, R. & Decher, J. 2004. Zenkerella insignis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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