Species Cryptomys damarensis (Ogilby, 1838) (Damara mole rat)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Rodentia
  • ---- family: Bathyergidae
  • ----- species: Cryptomys damarensis
Characteristics:herbivore; length: 15 cm; grey fur with a white patch on top of the head; large round head; short tail; tiny eyes and ears; well developed incisors; short legs;
Countries:

BW
Botswana
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
ZW
Zimbabwe
Ecoregions:

AT0702
Angolan Mopane woodlands
AT0709
Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
AT0717
Southern Africa bushveld
AT0719
Southern Miombo woodlands
AT0726
Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
AT0907
Zambezian flooded grasslands
AT0908
Zambezian halophytics
AT1309
Kalahari xeric savanna
AT1316
Namibian savanna woodlands
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 100
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