Nigerian mole-rat
| Nigerian mole rat | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Bathyergidae |
| Genus: | Fukomys |
| Species: | F. foxi |
| Binomial name | |
| Fukomys foxi (Thomas, 1911) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cryptomys foxi | |
The Nigerian mole-rat (Fukomys foxi) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and caves.
References
- ↑ Maree, S. & Faulkes, C. (2008). Cryptomys foxi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- Woods, C. A. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2005. Pp 1538-1600 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.
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