Bocage's mole-rat

Bocage's mole-rat
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Bathyergidae
Genus: Fukomys
Species: F. bocagei
Binomial name
Fukomys bocagei
(de Winton, 1897)
Synonyms

Cryptomys bocagei

Bocage's mole-rat (Fukomys bocagei) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Angola, Namibia, possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo, and possibly Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and caves.

References

  1. Faulkes, C., Maree, S. & Griffin, M. (2008). Cryptomys bocagei. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 January 2009.