Fukomys livingstoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Bathyergidae |
Genus: | Fukomys |
Species: | F. livingstoni |
Binomial name | |
Fukomys livingstoni Faukes, Mgode, Archer & Bennett, 2017 | |
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It is named after Dr David Livingstone. [3]
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