PROCAVIIDAE, Thomas, 1892
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5720677 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6578340 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9525582D-FF89-2605-F379-FE2EF856FB9B |
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Conny |
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PROCAVIIDAE |
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Family PROCAVIIDAE View in CoL
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• Small, solidly built mammals with round ears, short legs, and rudimentary stump fortail.
• 30-60cm. View Figure
• Palearctic and Afrotropical Regions. View Figure
• Tropical forest, woodland, savanna, desert, rock boulders, and alpine zones of higher mountains; from sea level to 4000 m.
• 3 genera, 5 species, 57 taxa.
• No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.
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