Cryptomys Temporal range: Early Pliocene to Recent |
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Cryptomys hottentotus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Bathyergidae |
Genus: |
Cryptomys Gray, 1864 |
Species | |
Cryptomys anomalus |
Cryptomys anomalus
Cryptomys holosericeus
Cryptomys hottentotus
Cryptomys natalensis
Cryptomys nimrodi
Cryptomys is the genus of mole-rats, endemic to Africa. Most of the species formerly placed in this genus were moved to the genus Fukomys in 2006.