Zenkerella
E736498
Zenkerella is a rare and little-known African rodent genus, sometimes called the flightless anomalure, notable for its primitive characteristics and elusive, poorly documented lifestyle.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal genus
ⓘ
rodent genus ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Zenkerella
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
flightless anomalure ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | poorly known ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivorous
ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | gliding anomalures ⓘ |
| family | Zenkerellidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arboreal
ⓘ
elusive ⓘ nocturnal ⓘ primitive morphological traits ⓘ rare ⓘ |
| hasFossilRecord | yes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | poorly documented ⓘ |
| locomotion | non-gliding ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Georg August Zenker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme rarity in collections
ⓘ
retention of ancestral anomaluroid features ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| researchStatus | little studied ⓘ |
| superfamily | Anomaluroidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Zenkerella insignis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | studies of rodent evolution ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.