Silvery mole-rat

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Silvery mole-rat
Temporal range: Recent
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Heliophobius

Peters, 1846
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H. argenteocinereus
Binomial name
Heliophobius argenteocinereus
Peters, 1846

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The silvery mole-rat, silvery blesmol, or silky mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus) is a species of mole-rat that occurs in sandy soil of savannas and woodlands of southern Kenya, throughout Tanzania, and parts of southeastern Zaire to central Mozambique and Malawi. This species is solitary dwelling and aggressive.[2] Little else is known about its ecology or behavior. It is the only species of the genus Heliophobius.

References

  1. Maree, S. & Faulkes, C. (2008). Heliophobius argenteocinereus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  2. Bennett, Nigel C.; Chris G. Faulkes. (2000) African Mole-Rats: Ecology and Eusociality. Cambridge University Press. p. 12. ISBN 0-521-77199-4


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