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Fukomys
Fukomys is a genus described in 2006 of common mole-rats, containing several species that were formerly placed in the genus Cryptomys; its species are endemic to Africa.
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species
Damara Molerat
speciesFukomys damarensis
Mashona Molerat
speciesFukomys darlingi
Giant Molerat
speciesFukomys mechowii
Ansell's Mole-rat
speciesFukomys anselli
Micklem's Mole-rat
speciesFukomys micklemi
Bacage's Molerat
speciesFukomys bocagei
Nigerian Molerat
speciesFukomys foxi
Ochre Molerat
speciesFukomys ochraceocinereus
Hanang Molerat
speciesFukomys hanangensis
Zambian Mole-rat
speciesFukomys amatus
Tropical Common Molerat
speciesFukomys whytei
Ghana Molerat
speciesFukomys zechi
Kafue Molerat
speciesFukomys kafuensis
Livingstone's Molerat
speciesFukomys livingstoni
Caroline's Mole-rat
speciesFukomys vandewoestijneae
Somali Striped Mole-rat
speciesFukomys ilariae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 446616.