Bathyergus suillus (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 31 Mar 2009 English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:Mammalian Species, volume 828, pages 1-7 (issn: 0076-3519, eissn: 1545-1410,

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Authors: Bennett, Nigel C.; Faulkes, Chris G.; Hart, Leanne; Jarvis, Jennifer U. M.;

doi: 10.1644/828.1

Bathyergus suillus (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)

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Abstract

Bathyergus suillus (Schreber, 1782) is a bathyergid commonly known as the Cape dune mole-rat. A solitary-dwelling and sexually dimorphic species, it is the largest in body size of the African mole-rats, and 1 of 2 species within the genus. It is endemic to sandy soils of the southeastern and northwestern coastal regions of South Africa and the southwestern coast of Namibia. It is currently not of special conservation concern.

Related Organizations

Queen Mary University of London
United Kingdom
University of Pretoria
South Africa
University of London
United Kingdom
University of Cape Town
South Africa

Keywords

Mammalia, Animalia, Bathyergidae, Rodentia, Biodiversity, Chordata, Taxonomy

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