- Zambian Mole Rat
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Zambian Mole Rat[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Bathyergidae Genus: Fukomys Species: F. amatus Binomial name Fukomys amatus
(Wroughton, 1907)Synonyms Cryptomys hottentotus amatus
The Zambian Mole Rat (Fukomys amatus) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Cryptomys hottentotus.[1]
References
- ^ a b Woods, Charles A.; Kilpatrick, C. William (16 November 2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi (pp. 1538-1600)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13400008.
Extant species of family Bathyergidae (African mole rats) Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Suborder: Hystricomorpha · Infraorder: Hystricognathi · Parvorder: PhiomorphaBathyerginae Heterocephalinae CategoryCategories:- Fukomys
- Fauna of Zambia
- Rodent stubs
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