Fukomys is a genus described in 2006 of common mole-rats, containing several species that were formerly placed in the genus Cryptomys;[1] its species are endemic to Africa. The species contained in the genus includes :
- Fukomys amatus - Zambian mole-rat
- Fukomys anselli - Ansell's mole-rat
- Fukomys bocagei - Bocage's mole-rat
- Fukomys damarensis - Damaraland mole-rat
- Fukomys darlingi - Mashona mole-rat
- Fukomys foxi - Nigerian mole-rat
- Fukomys hanangensis - Hanang mole-rat
- Fukomys ilariae - Somali striped mole rat[2]
- Fukomys kafuensis - Kafue mole-rat
- Fukomys livingstoni - Livingstone's mole-rat
- Fukomys mechowii - Mechow's mole-rat
- Fukomys micklemi - Micklem's mole-rat
- Fukomys occlusus
- Fukomys ochraceocinereus - Ochre mole-rat
- Fukomys vandewoestijneae - Caroline's mole rat[3]
- Fukomys whytei - Whyte's mole-rat
- Fukomys zechi - Ghana mole-rat
| Fukomys Temporal range: Early Pliocene to Recent
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| Fukomys anselli | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Bathyergidae |
| Genus: | Fukomys Kock et al., 2006 |
| Type species | |
| Bathyergus damarensis | |
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References
edit- ^ a b Kock D, Ingram CM, Frabotta LJ, Honeycutt RL, Burda H. 2006. On the nomenclature of Bathyergidae and Fukomys n. gen. (Mammalia: Rodentia). Zootaxa 1142: 51–55.
- ^ Gippoliti, Spartaco; Giovanni Amori (2011). "A new species of mole-rat (Rodentia, Bathyergidae) from the Horn of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2918: 39–46.39-46&rft.date=2011&rft.aulast=Gippoliti&rft.aufirst=Spartaco&rft.au=Giovanni Amori&rft_id=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z02918p046f.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Fukomys" class="Z3988">
- ^ van Daele, P.A.A.G.; Blondé, P.; Stjernstedt, R.; Adriens, D. (2013). "A new species of African Mole-rat (Fukomys, Bathyergidae, Rodentia) from the Zaire-Zambezi Watershed" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3636: 171–189. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3636.1.7.171-189&rft.date=2013&rft_id=info:doi/10.11646/zootaxa.3636.1.7&rft.aulast=van Daele&rft.aufirst=P.A.A.G.&rft.au=Blondé, P.&rft.au=Stjernstedt, R.&rft.au=Adriens, D.&rft_id=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/z03636p189f.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Fukomys" class="Z3988">
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