Southern Silvery Mole-rat
Heliophobius argenteocinereus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The silvery mole-rat, silvery blesmol, or silky mole-rat is a species of mole-rat of East Africa which occurs in southern Kenya, Tanzania, southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Malawi. Solitary and aggressive, little is known about its ecology or behavior. It is monotypic in the genus Heliophobius. A common species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as being of "least concern".
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Bathyergidae
- Genus
- Heliophobius