Mashona mole-rat

Mashona mole-rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Bathyergidae
Genus:Fukomys
Species: F. darlingi
Binomial name
Fukomys darlingi
(Thomas, 1895)
Synonyms

Cryptomys darlingi

The Mashona mole-rat (Fukomys darlingi) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and caves.

References

  1. ↑ Maree, S.; Faulkes, C. & Cotterill, F. P. D. (2008). "Cryptomys darlingi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  • Woods, C. A. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2005. pp 1538–1600 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.


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