Mashona mole-rat

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.

Mashona mole-rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Bathyergidae
Genus:	Fukomys
Species:	F. darlingi
Binomial name
Fukomys darlingi (Thomas, 1895)
Synonyms
Cryptomys darlingi

References

1. Maree, S.; Faulkes, C.; Cotterill, F. (2016). "Fukomys darlingi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44860A22184755. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44860A22184755.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

• 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.