Zambian mole-rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Bathyergidae |
Genus: | Fukomys |
Species: | F. amatus |
Binomial name | |
Fukomys amatus (Wroughton, 1907) |
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Synonyms | |
Cryptomys hottentotus amatus |
Cryptomys hottentotus amatus
The Zambian mole-rat (Fukomys amatus) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Cryptomys hottentotus.