Cryptomys Holosericeus
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''Cryptomys'' is the
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of mole-rats, endemic to
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. Most of the species formerly placed in this genus were moved to the genus ''
Fukomys ''Fukomys'' is a genus described in 2006 of common blesmol, mole-rats, containing several species that were formerly placed in the genus ''Cryptomys'';Kock D, Ingram CM, Frabotta LJ, Honeycutt RL, Burda H. 2006On the nomenclature of Bathyergidae ...
'' in 2006.


Species

The species currently included in this genus are: *''
Cryptomys hottentotus The common mole-rat, African mole-rat, or Hottentot mole-rat, (''Cryptomys hottentotus'') is a burrowing rodent found in Southern Africa, in particular in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It also occurs in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, M ...
'' (Lesson, 1826) *''
Cryptomys mahali ''Cryptomys'' is the genus of blesmol, mole-rats, endemic to Africa. Most of the species formerly placed in this genus were moved to the genus ''Fukomys'' in 2006. Species The species currently included in this genus are: *''Cryptomys hottentotu ...
'' (Roberts, 1913) *'' Cryptomys natalensis'' (Roberts, 1913) *'' Cryptomys nimrodi'' (de Winton, 1896) *'' Cryptomys pretoriae'' (Roberts, 1913) The following species were formerly in ''Cryptomys'' but later moved to the genus ''
Fukomys ''Fukomys'' is a genus described in 2006 of common blesmol, mole-rats, containing several species that were formerly placed in the genus ''Cryptomys'';Kock D, Ingram CM, Frabotta LJ, Honeycutt RL, Burda H. 2006On the nomenclature of Bathyergidae ...
'': *''
Cryptomys amatus The Zambian mole-rat (''Fukomys amatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kins ...
'' (Wroughton, 1907) *''
Cryptomys anselli Ansell's mole-rat (''Fukomys anselli'') is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna and miombo Miombo woodland is a tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrubl ...
'' (Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán & Kawalika, 1999) *''
Cryptomys bocagei Bocage's mole-rat (''Fukomys bocagei'') is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Angola, Namibia, possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo, and possibly Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest ...
'' (de Winton, 1897) *''
Cryptomys damarensis The Damaraland mole-rat (''Fukomys damarensis''), Damara mole rat or Damaraland blesmol, is a burrowing rodent found in southern Africa. Along with the smaller, less hairy, naked mole rat, it is a species of eusocial mammal. Description Like othe ...
'' (Ogilby, 1838) *''
Cryptomys darlingi The Mashona mole-rat (''Fukomys darlingi'') is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland ...
'' (Thomas, 1895) *''
Cryptomys foxi The Nigerian mole-rat (''Fukomys foxi'') is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in northern Nigeria and Cameroon. A colonial, subterranean species, its natural habitats are tropical dry lowland grassland, riverside woodl ...
'' (Thomas, 1911) *''
Cryptomys kafuensis The Kafue mole-rat (''Fukomys kafuensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitat is moist savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) biome a ...
'' (Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán & Kawalika, 1999) *''
Cryptomys mechowi Mechow's mole-rat (''Fukomys mechowii'' ) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and possibly Malawi. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dr ...
'' (Peters, 1881) *''
Cryptomys ochraceocinereus The ochre mole-rat (''Fukomys ochraceocinereus'') is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subt ...
'' (Heuglin, 1864) *''
Cryptomys zechi The Ghana mole-rat or Togo mole-rat (''Fukomys zechi'') is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is endemic to Ghana. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowlan ...
'' (Matschie, 1900)


References

* Kock D, Ingram CM, Frabotta LJ, Honeycutt RL, Burda H. 2006. On the nomenclature of Bathyergidae and ''Fukomys'' n. gen. (Mammalia: Rodentia). ''Zootaxa'' 1142: 51–55. Rodent genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{rodent-stub