Fukomys Explained

Fukomys is a genus described in 2006 of common mole-rats, containing several species that were formerly placed in the genus Cryptomys;^[1] its species are endemic to Africa. The species contained in the genus includes :

• • • Fukomys amatus - Zambian mole-rat Fukomys anselli - Ansell's mole-rat Fukomys bocagei - Bocage's mole-rat
      • Fukomys damarensis - Damaraland mole-rat Fukomys darlingi - Mashona mole-rat Fukomys foxi - Nigerian mole-rat Fukomys hanangensis - Hanang mole-rat
• Fukomys ilariae - Somali striped mole rat^[2]
  • Fukomys kafuensis - Kafue mole-rat Fukomys livingstoni - Livingstone's mole-rat
• Fukomys mechowii - Mechow's mole-rat
• Fukomys micklemi - Micklem's mole-rat
• Fukomys occlusus
• Fukomys ochraceocinereus - Ochre mole-rat
• Fukomys vandewoestijneae - Caroline's mole rat^[3]
• Fukomys whytei - Whyte's mole-rat
• Fukomys zechi - Ghana mole-rat

Notes and References

1. Kock D, Ingram CM, Frabotta LJ, Honeycutt RL, Burda H. 2006. On the nomenclature of Bathyergidae and Fukomys n. gen. (Mammalia: Rodentia). Zootaxa 1142: 51–55.
2. A new species of mole-rat (Rodentia, Bathyergidae) from the Horn of Africa. Spartaco. Gippoliti. Giovanni Amori. Zootaxa. 2011. 2918. 39–46.
3. A new species of African Mole-rat (Fukomys, Bathyergidae, Rodentia) from the Zaire-Zambezi Watershed . P.A.A.G.. van Daele. Blondé, P.. Stjernstedt, R.. Adriens, D.. Zootaxa. 2013. 3636. 171–189 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3636.1.7.