Fuko (Spalacidae)

Mafuko ni wanyama wa familia Spalacidae ambao wanachimba katika ardhi na kushinda takriban maisha yao yote chini ya uso wake. Wanyama wengine waitwao fuko ni wanafamilia wa Chrysochloridae (oda Afrosoricida), Bathyergidae (Rodentia), Talpidae (Soricomorpha) na Notoryctidae (Notoryctemorphia). Spalacidae za Afrika ziainishwa katika jenasi Tachyoryctes. Spishi zote hula mizizi, matunguu na viazi. Kwa hivyo wanyama hawa wana meno manne makubwa mbele mdomoni. Macho yao ni madogo au yamefunikika kwa ngozi, masikio ni madogo au yametoweka na mkia vilevile. Manyoya yao ni mafupi na magumu na yana rangi ya majivu, kahawia, hudhurungi au nyeupe.

Fuko
Fuko mashariki (Tachyoryctes splendens)
Uainishaji wa kisayansi
Himaya: Animalia (Wanyama) Faila: Chordata (Wanyama wenye ugwe wa neva mgongoni) Ngeli: Mammalia (Wanyama wenye viwele) Oda: Rodentia (Wanyama wagugunaji) Familia: Spalacidae (Wanyama walio na mnasaba na fuko vipofu) Gray, 1821
Ngazi za chini
Nusufamilia 3: Myospalacinae (Zokori) Lilljeborg, 1866 Rhizomyinae (Fuko-mizizi) Winge, 1887 Spalacinae (Fuko vipofu) Gray, 1821

Spishi za Afrika

• Tachyoryctes ankoliae, Fuko wa Ankole (Ankole Mole Rat)
• Tachyoryctes annectens, Fuko wa Mianzini (Mianzini Mole Rat)
• Tachyoryctes audax, Fuko Mjasiri (Audacious Mole Rat)
• Tachyoryctes daemon, Fuko Shetani (Demon Mole Rat)
• Tachyoryctes ibeanus, Fuko wa Kenya (Kenyan African Mole Rat)
• Tachyoryctes macrocephalus, Fuko Kichwa-kikubwa (Big-headed Mole Rat)
• Tachyoryctes naivashae, Fuko wa Naivasha (Naivasha Mole Rat)
• Tachyoryctes rex, Fuko Mfalme (King Mole Rat)
• Tachyoryctes ruandae, Fuko wa Rwanda (Ruanda Mole Rat)
• Tachyoryctes ruddi, Fuko wa Rudd (Rudd's Mole Rat)
• Tachyoryctes spalacinus, Fuko wa Embi (Embi Mole Rat)
• Tachyoryctes splendens, Fuko Mashariki (East African Mole Rat)
• Tachyoryctes storeyi, Fuko wa Storey (Storey's African Mole Rat)

Spishi za mabara mengine

• Cannomys badius (Lesser Bamboo Rat)
• Eospalax fontanierii (Chinese Zokor)
• Eospalax rothschildi (Rothschild's Zokor)
• Eospalax smithii (Smith's Zokor)
• Myospalax aspalax (False Zokor)
• Myospalax myospalax (Siberian Zokor)
• Myospalax psilurus (Transbaikal Zokor)
• Rhizomys pruinosus (Hoary Bamboo Rat)
• Rhizomys sinensis (Chinese Bamboo Rat)
• Rhizomys sumatrensis (Large Bamboo Rat)
• Spalax arenarius (Sandy Mole Rat)
• Spalax carmeli (Mt. Carmel Blind Mole Rat)
• Spalax ehrenbergi (Middle East Blind Mole Rat)
• Spalax galili (Upper Galilee Mountains Blind Mole Rat)
• Spalax giganteus (Giant Mole Rat)
• Spalax golani (Golan Heights Blind Mole Rat)
• Spalax graecus (Balkan Mole Rat)
• Spalax judaei (Judean Mountains Blind Mole Rat)
• Spalax leucodon (Lesser Mole Rat)
• Spalax microphthalmus (Greater Mole Rat)
• Spalax munzuri (Munzur Mole Rat)
• Spalax nehringi (Nehring's Blind Mole Rat)
• Spalax uralensis (Kazakhstan Blind Mole Rat)
• Spalax zemni (Podolsk Mole Rat)

Picha

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  Fuko kichwa-kikubwa

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  Lesser bamboo rat
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  Hoary bamboo rat
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  Chinese bamboo rat
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  Large bamboo rat
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  Middle East blind mole rat
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  Lesser mole rat
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  Greater mole rat