Damaraland mole-rat [SEP] parent taxon
Damaraland mole-rat
The Damaraland mole-rat, Damara mole rat, or Damaraland blesmol ("Fukomys damarensis") is a burrowing rodent found in southern Africa. Along with the smaller, less hairy, naked mole rat, it is one of only two known eusocial mammals.
Description.
Like other blesmols, the Damaraland mole-rat has a cylindrical body with short, stout limbs, large feet, and a conical head. It is also similar in size to most other African mole-rats,
100 lb).
- Suborder: Hystricognathi
- Family: Bathyergidae
- Genus: "Bathyergus"
- Namaqua dune mole-rat, "Bathyergus janetta" LC
- Cape dune mole-rat, "Bathyergus suillus" LC
- Genus: "Cryptomys"
- Damaraland mole-rat, "Cryptomys damarensis" LC
- Common mole-rat, "Cryptomys hottentotus" LC
- Genus: "Georychus"
- Cape mole-rat, "Georychus capensis" LC
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