| Nigerian mole rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Bathyergidae |
| Genus: | Fukomys |
| Species: | F. foxi
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| Binomial name | |
| Fukomys foxi (Thomas, 1911)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cryptomys foxi[2] | |
The Nigerian mole-rat (Fukomys foxi) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae.[2] It is found in northern Nigeria and Cameroon. A colonial, subterranean species, its natural habitats are tropical dry lowland grassland, riverside woodland and rocky places.
- ^ Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Fukomys foxi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T5754A22184832. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T5754A22184832.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1540. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.