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SPECIES Bathyergus suillus

Author:Schreber, 1782.
Citation:Die Säugethiere, 4: 715.
Common Name:Cape Dune Mole-rat
Type Locality:South Africa, Cape of Good Hope.
Distribution:S South Africa.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:De Graaff (1981) considered suillus monotypic. Karyptype has 2n=56 and FN=102 (Nevo et al., 1986).
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Synonyms:

    africana (Lamarck, 1796)
    intermedius Roberts, 1926
    maritimus (Gmelin, 1788)

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