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Damaraland mole-rat, Damaraland blesmol (Fukomys damarensis)
Subject: Damaraland mole-rat, Damaraland blesmol (Fukomys damarensis)
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Damaraland mole-rat, Damaraland blesmol (Fukomys damarensis)


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English: Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis)
Date 15 October 2009
Source Cropped from: Seney ML, Kelly DA, Goldman BD, Šumbera R, Forger NG (2009) Social Structure Predicts Genital Morphology in African Mole-Rats. PLoS ONE 4(10): e7477. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0007477.g001
Author Sharry Goldman
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Damaraland_mole-rat.jpg

The Damaraland mole-rat, Damara mole rat, or Damaraland blesmol (Fukomys damarensis) is a burrowing rodent found in southern Africa. Along with the smaller, less hairy, naked mole rat, it is one of only two known eusocial mammals. Order: Rodentia, Family: Bathyergidae, Genus: Fukomys, Species: Fukomys damarensis (Ogilby, 1838), Synonyms: Cryptomys damarensis.

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Scientific Name: Fukomys damarensis (Ogilby, 1838)
Common Names: Damara Mole Rat, Damaraland blesmol
Synonyms:
Cryptomys damarensis (Ogilby, 1838)
Cryptomys lugardi (de Winton, 1898)
Cryptomys micklemi (Chubb, 1909)
Cryptomys ovamboensis Roberts, 1946

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