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title: "Atlas Gundi"
description: "Ctenodactylus gundi — Mammals. The common gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenodactylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/atlas-gundi
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Atlas Gundi

> Ctenodactylus gundi — Mammals. The common gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenodactylidae.

- Scientific name: *Ctenodactylus gundi*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 91
- Wikidata: [Q1028802](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1028802)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43828](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43828)

## Names

- en: Atlas Gundi
- de: Eigentlicher Kammfinger
- es: Gundi
- fr: Goundi de l'Atlas
- nl: Noord-Afrikaanse goendi
- pl: Gundia zwyczajna

## Countries with the most observations

DZ (30), MA (26), TN (14)

## Summary

The common gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenodactylidae. It is found in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia.  The parasitic organism Toxoplasma gondii was first described in 1908 in Tunis by Charles Nicolle and Louis Manceaux within the tissues of the gundi and named after it.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_gundi

## Photo

![Atlas Gundi](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/atlas-gundi/medium.jpg)

Photo: unknown · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gundi_Ctenodactylus_gundi_051117_2.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/atlas-gundi?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).