Bocage's mole-rat (Fukomys bocagei) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Angola, Namibia, possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo, and possibly Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and caves.
| Bocage's mole-rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Bathyergidae |
| Genus: | Fukomys |
| Species: | F. bocagei
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| Binomial name | |
| Fukomys bocagei (de Winton, 1897)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cryptomys bocagei | |
References
edit- ^ Faulkes, C.; Maree, S.; Griffin, M. (2016). "Fukomys bocagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T5752A22184407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T5752A22184407.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Woods, C. A. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2005. pp 1538–1600 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.
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