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--> GENUS Bathyergus
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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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
africana (Lamarck, 1796) intermedius Roberts, 1926 maritimus (Gmelin, 1788)
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