Speke's pectinator
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| Speke's pectinator Temporal range: ?Early Pliocene, Recent
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Pectinator
Blyth, 1856
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P. spekei
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| Pectinator spekei Blyth, 1856
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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.[citation needed] 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.
File:Pectinator skeleton Wagner.jpg
Skeletal details * 1 Skeleton * 2 Skull from above * 3 Skull from below * 4 Left side of lower jaw * 5 Cervical and part of the thoracic portion of the vertebral column * 6 Sternum, episternum, clavicles, and costal cartilages * 7 Pelvis * 8 Femur
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- Coetzee, N. & Grubb, P. 2004. Pectinator spekei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- Dieterlen, F. 2005. Family Ctenodactylidae pp. 1536-1537 in D. E. Wilson and M. A. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, p. 1536.
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