Ansell's mole-rat
| Ansell'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. anselli
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| Fukomys anselli (Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán & Kawalika, 1999)
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Cryptomys anselli | |
Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomys anselli) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna and miombo forests. It is noted for its very long tunnels, up to 2.8 km (1.7 mi) for a single colony of only ten individuals.[2] The colonies are made of an eusocial system. They include a main reproductive king and queen that are thought to be faithful to one another.[3]
Ansell's mole-rat at Leipzig Zoo, Germany
References
- ^ Dando, T.; Van Daele, P. (2020). "Fukomys anselli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44858A22184572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T44858A22184572.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Zoologger: The longest tunnels dug by a mammal".
- ^ de Vries, J. L.; Oosthuizen, M. K.; Sichilima, A. M.; Bennett, N. C. (December 2008). "Circadian rhythms of locomotor activity in Ansell's mole-rat: are mole-rat's clocks ticking?". Journal of Zoology. 276 (4): 343–349. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00496.x. hdl:2263/8930.
- 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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