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Pectinator

Speke's pectinator
Temporal range: ?Early Pliocene, Recent
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Pectinator spekei - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria - Genoa, Italy - DSC02829.JPG
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Ctenodactylidae
Genus: Pectinator
Blyth, 1856
Species: P. spekei
Binomial name
Pectinator spekei
Blyth, 1856
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     distribution

Speke's pectinator or Speke's gundi (Pectinator spekei) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenodactylidae. It is monotypic within the genus Pectinator. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and rocky areas.



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