Mechow's Mole Rat

Mechow's Mole Rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Bathyergidae
Genus: Fukomys
Species: F. mechowii
Binomial name
Fukomys mechowii
(Peters, 1881)
Synonyms

Cryptomys mechowi
Cryptomys mechowii

Mechow's Mole Rat (Fukomys mechowii) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and possibly Malawi. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

References

  1. ^ Maree, S. & Faulkes, C. (2008). Cryptomys mechowi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 January 2009.