Ghana Mole Rat

Ghana Mole Rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Bathyergidae
Genus: Fukomys
Species: F. zechi
Binomial name
Fukomys zechi
(Matschie, 1900)

The Ghana Mole Rat or Togo Mole Rat (Fukomys zechi) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is endemic to Ghana.

Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, caves, and arable land.

References

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