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Tachyoryctes. The rodent subfamily Rhizomyinae includes the Asian bamboo rats and certain of the African mole-rats. The subfamily is grouped with the Spalacinae and the Myospalacinae into a family of fossorial muroid rodents basal to the other Muroidea . The group includes 17 species classified in 3 genera and 2 tribes: Subfamily Rhizomyinae [1]
The naked mole-rat is native to the drier parts of the tropical grasslands of East Africa, predominantly southern Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. [ 55] Clusters averaging 75 to 80 individuals live together in complex systems of burrows in arid African deserts. The tunnel systems built by naked mole-rats can stretch up to three to five kilometres ...
Blesmols are somewhat mole -like animals with cylindrical bodies and short limbs. They range from 9 to 30 cm (3.5 to 11.8 in) in length, and from 30 to 1,800 g (1.1 to 63.5 oz) in weight, depending on the species. Blesmols, like many other fossorial mammals, have greatly reduced eyes and ear pinnae, a relatively short tail, loose skin, and ...
It may look like a whiskered cocktail sausage, but the naked mole rat's incredible biology may one day improve countless lives. Meet the naked mole-rat: impervious to pain and cancer, and lives ...
The common mole-rat, African mole-rat, or Hottentot mole-rat, ( Cryptomys hottentotus) is a burrowing rodent found in Southern Africa, in particular in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It also occurs in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is a species in the subfamily Bathyerginae.
The Spalacidae, or spalacids, are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. They are native to eastern Asia, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and southeastern Europe. It includes the blind mole-rats, bamboo rats, mole-rats, and zokors. This family represents the oldest split (excluding perhaps the Platacanthomyidae ...
Damaraland mole-rat. The Damaraland mole-rat ( Fukomys damarensis [2] ), Damara mole rat or Damaraland blesmol, is a burrowing rodent found in southern Africa. [3] Along with the smaller, less hairy, naked mole rat, it is a species of eusocial mammal . Damaraland mole-rat. Note the white patch of fur on top of the head.
Holotype skull and mandible of Tachyoryctes rex. [1] The King African mole-rat, [3] King mole-rat, [4] or Alpine mole-rat, [5] ( Tachyoryctes rex) is a burrowing rodent in the genus Tachyoryctes of family Spalacidae. [6] It only occurs high on Mount Kenya, where it is common. Originally described as a separate species related to Aberdare ...