Common Molerat
Cryptomys hottentotus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The common mole-rat, African mole-rat, or Hottentot mole-rat, 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.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Bathyergidae
- Genus
- Cryptomys