Zambian Mole Rat

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Zambian Mole Rat[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Bathyergidae
Genus: Cryptomys
Species: C. amatus
Binomial name
Cryptomys amatus
(Wroughton, 1907)

The Zambian Mole Rat (Cryptomys amatus) is a species of rodent in the Bathyergidae family. It is found in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Cryptomys hottentotus.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Charles A. Woods and C. William Kilpatrick (2005-11-16). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, {{{pages}}}. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.