- 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...
- 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...
- The broad-headed
spiny rat (Clyomys laticeps) is a
spiny rat
species from
Brazil and Paraguay. The
etymology of the
species name is the
Latin word laticeps...
- 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...
- oral aperture. All
species in the
family Typhlopidae are
fossorial and feed on
social fossorial invertebrates such as
termites and ants. The
tracheal lung...
- hind feet, with
tails extended and the body
almost horizontal. As semi-
fossorial,
burrowing surface foragers, the tiny
hopping mice
spend a
great deal...
- The Townsend's mole (Scap**** townsendii) is a
fossorial mammal in the
family Talpidae, and is the
largest North American mole. It was
named after the...
- The mole-like rice
tenrec (Oryzorictes hova), also
known as the
fossorial tenrec or hova rice tenrec, is a
species of
mammal in the
tenrec family. Like...
- Colorado,
where it was discovered. The
suffix "fossor"
indicates the
fossorial, or digging,
specialization of the forelimbs. The
specific epithet, windscheffeli...
