Kafue mole-rat
| Kafue mole-rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 | |
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.
References
- ↑ Coterill, F. P. D. & Maree, S. (2008). Cryptomys kafuensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 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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