Common gundi Ctenodactylus gundi Least concern
Where the common gundi lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 17 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map
| Scientific name | Ctenodactylus gundi |
|---|---|
| Group | Mice, rats & other rodents |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | Africa |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Ctenodactylidae |
Where does the common gundi live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common gundi in 1 country or territory across Africa.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the common gundi endangered?
The common gundi’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the common gundi?
The common gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Ctenodactylidae, genus Ctenodactylus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the common gundi
The common gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenodactylidae. It is found in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. The parasitic organism Toxoplasma gondii was first described in 1908 in Tunis by Charles Nicolle and Louis Manceaux within the tissues of the gundi and named after it.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common gundi (revision 1373869135), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1028802 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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