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
^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.
^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.
The Somali striped mole rat (Fukomys ilariae) is a species of small mole rat that is endemic to the Horn of Africa. The holotype is preserved in the Museo...
Fukomys vandewoestijneae or Caroline's mole rat was first noticed in 2002 by a research team from the University of Ghent. This new species, distinguished...
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mole-rat (Fukomys hanangensis) is a species of mole rat. It was discovered in 2017 in Tanzania. Mary, Queen; London, University of. "Fukomys livingstoni...
Most of the species formerly placed in this genus were moved to the genus Fukomys in 2006. The species currently included in this genus are: Cryptomys hottentotus...
sociality imply a complex vocal communication system? A case study for Fukomys micklemi (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)". Bioacoustics. 23 (2): 143–160. Bibcode:2014Bioac...
the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) and the Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis), both of which are highly inbred. Usually living in harsh or...
naked mole-rat and the Damaraland mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber and Fukomys damarensis, respectively). Both species are diploid and highly inbred,...
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