Kafue Mole Rat

Kafue Mole Rat
Conservation status
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

  1. ^ Coterill, F. P. D. & Maree, S. (2008). Cryptomys kafuensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 January 2009.