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SPECIES Cryptomys mechowi

Author:Peters, 1881.
Citation:Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Fr., Berlin: 133.
Common Name:Giant Mole-rat
Type Locality:Angola, Malange.
Distribution:Angola, S Dem. Rep. Congo, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Includes ansorgei, blainei, and mellandi (de Graaff, 1975:3). Corbet and Hill (1991:207) spelled the name mechowii. Karyotype has 2n=40 and FN=76 (Macholán et al., 1993). Filippucci et al. (1997) suggested affinity with anselli, kafuensis and damarensis.
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SUBSPECIES mechowi

SUBSPECIES mellandi

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