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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Bathyergidae
--> SUBFAMILY Bathyerginae
--> GENUS Cryptomys
SPECIES Cryptomys amatus
| Author: | Wroughton, 1907. | | Citation: | Manchester Mem., 51(5): 28. | | Common Name: | Zambian Mole-rat | | Type Locality: | Zambia, Alala Plateau. | | Distribution: | Zambia and Dem. Rep. Congo. | | Comments: | Included as a subspecies of hottentotus by de Graaff (1975) but considered a distinct species based on chromosomal differentiation by Macholán et al. (1998). Karyotype has 2n=50 and FN=92 (Macholán et al., 1998). |
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