List of fossorials
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The following are lists of fossorials—animals adapted to digging that primarily, but not solely, live underground. The lists are divided by the class.
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Mammals
A list of fossorials belonging to the class Mammalia
| Common name | Scientific name | Author | Year | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meerkat File:Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) Tswalu.jpg | Suricata suricatta | Schreber | 1776 | Southern Africa |
| Naked mole-rat | Heterocephalus glaber | Rüppell | 1842 | Horn of Africa |
| Badger | Polyphyletic | Linnaeus (discovered the namesake) | Namesake discovered in 1758 | North America, British Isles, Europe, Asia, Africa (excluding Sahara Desert) |
| Mole | Talpidae | Fischer | 1814 | Every continent except for Antarctica and South America |
| Aardvark | Orycteropus afer | Pallas | 1766 | Most of sub-Saharan Africa |
| Groundhog | Marmota monax | Linnaeus | 1758 | Eastern United States, Canada |
| Smooth-coated otter | Lutrogale perspicillata | Saint-Hilaire | 1826 | Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Java |
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | Blumenbach | 1800 | Australia |
| Djungarian hamster | Phodopus sungorus | Pallas | 1773 | Northern Kazakhstan, slightly north of Kazakhstan–Russia border |
| Cape ground squirrel | Geosciurus inauris | Zimmermann | 1780 | Southern Africa |
| Giant pangolin | Smutsia gigantea | Illiger | 1815 | Central and west coastal Africa |
Amphibians
List of fossorials belonging to the class Amphibia
| Common name | Scientific name | Author | Year | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mole salamander | Ambystoma | Tschudi | 1838 | North America |
| American spadefoot toad | Scaphiopodidae | Cope | 1865 | North America |
| Bilbo's rain frog | Breviceps bagginsi | Minter | 2003 | South Africa |
Reptiles
List of fossorials belonging to the class Reptilia
| Common name | Scientific name | Author | Year | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worm lizard | Amphisbaenia | Gray | 1844 | Iberia, coastal Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Madagascar, South America, Caribbean islands, Florida, Baja California peninsula |
| Brahminy blind snake | Indotyphlops braminus | Daudin | 1803 | Africa, Asia, the Americas, Australia |
| Eastern hognose snake
|
Heterodon platirhinos | Latreille | 1801 | United States |
| Desert tortoise
|
Gopherus agassizii | Cooper | 1863 | Mexico, United States |
Birds
List of fossorials belonging to the class Aves
| Common name | Scientific name | Author | Year | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little blue penguin
|
Eudyptula minor | Forster | 1781 | Coastal New Zealand, Chatham Islands |
Insects
List of fossorials belonging to the class Insecta
| Common name | Scientific name | Author | Year | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mole cricket
|
Gryllotalpidae | Saussure | 1870 | Every continent excluding Antarctica |
| Florida sand cockroach[1]
|
Arenivaga floridensis | Caudell | 1918 | Florida sand ridge |
| Fossorial ground beetle (Digger Slope-rumped Beetle)[2][3]
|
Clivina fossor | Linnaeus | 1758 | United States, Canada[3] |
Arachnids
A list of fossorials belonging to the class Arachnida
| Common name | Scientific name | Author | Year | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippine tangerine tarantula[4]
|
Orphnaecus philippinus | Schmidt | 1999 | The Philippines |
References
- ↑ Lamb, Trip; Justice, Teresa C.; Justice, Michael (2006). "Distribution and Status of the Cockroach Arenivaga floridensis". Southeastern Naturalist. 5 (4): 587–598. doi:10.1656/1528-7092(2006)5[587:DASOTC]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 1528-7092. Retrieved December 21, 2023. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ "Fossorial ground beetle – Cilvina fossor". BugGuide. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Observations". iNaturalist Canada. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Orphnaecus philippinus (Phillipine Tangerine Tarantula) Info". FearNotTarantulas. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
"Fossorial animals". Animalia.bio. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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