Silvery mole-rat
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The silvery mole-rat, silvery blesmol, or silky mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus) is a species of mole-rat of East Africa which occurs in southern Kenya, Tanzania, southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Malawi. Solitary and aggressive,[2] little is known about its ecology or behavior. It is monotypic in the genus Heliophobius.[3] A common species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as being of "least concern".[1]
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Silvery mole-rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Bathyergidae |
Genus: | Heliophobius Peters, 1846 |
Species: | H. argenteocinereus |
Binomial name | |
Heliophobius argenteocinereus Peters, 1846 | |
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