Common Mole Rat
Cryptomys hottentotus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 127
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The common mole-rat, African mole-rat, or Hottentot mole-rat, (Cryptomys hottentotus) is a burrowing rodent found in Southern Africa, in particular in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It also occurs in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is a species in the subfamily Bathyerginae.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Common mole-rat”.