Species Georychus capensis (Pallas, 1778) (Cape mole rat)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Rodentia
  • ---- family: Bathyergidae
  • ----- species: Georychus capensis
Characteristics:herbivore; length: 20cm; greyish-brown fur with a white patch on top of the head, black-and-white marking on the head; large round head; short tail; tiny eyes and ears; well developed incisors; short legs;
Countries:
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:

AT1003
Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands
AT1004
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
AT1009
Highveld grasslands
AT1012
Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets
AT1201
Albany thickets
AT1202
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
AT1203
Montane fynbos and renosterveld
AT1314
Nama Karoo
AT1322
Succulent Karoo
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 100
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