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Species
Least ConcernMaximum longevity: 5.8 years (captivity) Observations: Although longevity has not been studied in detail in these North African animals, one captive specimen lived for 5.8 years (Richard Weigl 2005). Maximum longevity could be underestimated, though.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ctenodactylus
- Image
- Gundi Ctenodactylus gundi 051117 2.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Ctenodactylus gundi
- Commons category
- Ctenodactylus gundi
- taxon common name
- Nordafrikanischer Großer Gundi
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- longest observed lifespan
- 5.8
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- C. gundi
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Common gundi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.