Potamogale velox

Taxonavigation
Familia: Potamogalidae
Genus: Potamogale
Species:
Name
Potamogale velox (Du Chaillu, 1861)
- Holotype: BMNH 1861.7.29.18, skin.
- Type locality: “found in the mountains of the interior, or in the hilly country explored by me north and south of the equator” [=Gaboon].
Combinations
- Cynogale velox Du Chaillu, 1861: 361 [original combination]
Synonyms
References
Primary references
- Du Chaillu, P.B. 1861. Descriptions of mammals from equatorial Africa, collected by himself, and believed to be undescribed. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 7: 358–367. BHL Reference page.
Links
- Stephenson, P.J., Goodman, S. & Soarimalala, V. 2016. IUCN: Potamogale velox (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T18095A97203526. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T18095A97203526.en. Accessed on 08 June 2024.
Vernacular names
- Ελληνικά: Βιδροειδής Μυγαλή
- English: Giant Otter Shrew
- polski: Wodnica kameruńska
- ไทย: หนูผีนากยักษ์