- A
fossorial animal (from
Latin fossor 'digger') is one that is
adapted to
digging and
which lives primarily (but not solely) underground.
Examples of...
- subterranean, and
those with
limited adaptations to a
fossorial lifestyle sub-
fossorial. Some
organisms are
fossorial to aid in
temperature regulation while others...
- habitat,
including human-made environments.
Species can be arboreal,
fossorial (burrowing), saltatorial/richochetal (leaping on
their hind legs), or...
-
Scelotes uluguruensis, the
Uluguru fossorial skink, is a
species of
lizard which is
endemic to Tanzania.
Scelotes uluguruensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile...
- The
fossorial giant rat (Gyldenstolpia fronto) is a
species of
rodent in the
family Cricetidae. It is
found in
Argentina and
Brazil but was determined...
-
Ichthyophis go
through a
metamorphosis in
which aquatic larva transition into
fossorial adults,
which involves a loss of the
lateral line. More
recently diverged...
- The Spalacidae, or spalacids, are a
family of
rodents in the
large and
complex superfamily Muroidea. They are
native to
eastern Asia, the Horn of Africa...
- into a ball or
fanned out like
leaves to
sense odours. Many
species are
fossorial, with legs
adapted for digging. In some
groups males (and
sometimes females)...
-
taxonomic grouping,
being united by
their squat bodies and
adaptions for
fossorial activity. All
belong to the
caniform suborder of
carnivoran mammals. The...
-
leafcutter bees,
alkali bees and
digger bees. Most
solitary bees are
fossorial,
digging nests in the
ground in a
variety of soil
textures and conditions...
