Kafue mole-rat
Species of rodent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kafue mole-rat (Fukomys kafuensis) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.
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Kafue mole-rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Bathyergidae |
Genus: | Fukomys |
Species: | F. kafuensis |
Binomial name | |
Fukomys kafuensis (Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán & Kawalika, 1999) | |
Synonyms | |
Cryptomys kafuensis |
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