- soil,
including surface geomorphic processes. It is
measured that
small fossorials, such as ants, termites, and
earthworms displace a m****ive
amount of soil...
- 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
South America. The
etymology of the
species name is the
Latin word
laticeps meaning...
- 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...
- 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...
- semierect,
unlike the
fully erect posture of most
other notosuchians. A
fossorial, or burrowing,
lifestyle for
Simosuchus has been
suggested in its initial...
- oral aperture. All
species in the
family Typhlopidae are
fossorial and feed on
social fossorial invertebrates such as
termites and ants. The
tracheal lung...
-
ecologically diverse, with
members ranging from
fully arboreal to
terrestrial to
fossorial to
semiaquatic habits. They
presently exist mainly in
South America; three...
- 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...
-
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...
