Matabeleland mole-rat
The Matabeleland mole-rat (Cryptomys nimrodi) is a species of mole-rat found in Zimbabwe.[1]
| Matabeleland mole-rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Bathyergidae |
| Genus: | Cryptomys |
| Species: | C. nimrodi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptomys nimrodi (de Winton, 1896) | |
References
- Bennett, N. C.; Cotterill, F. P. D.; Spinks, A. C. (May 1996), "Thermoregulation in two population of the Matabeleland mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus nimrodi) and remarks on the general thermoregulatory trends within the genus Cryptomys (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)", Journal of Zoology, 239 (1): 17–27, doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05433.x
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