Zambian mole-rat

Species of rodent

Zambian mole-rat^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Bathyergidae
Genus:	Fukomys
Species:	F. amatus
Binomial name
*Fukomys amatus* (Wroughton, 1907)
Synonyms
Cryptomys hottentotus 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. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Cryptomys hottentotus.^[1]

References

^ ^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. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

Extant species of family Bathyergidae (African mole-rats)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Infraorder: Hystricognathi
Parvorder: Phiomorpha

Bathyerginae

Bathyergus	Namaqua dune mole-rat (Bathyergus janetta) Cape dune mole-rat (Bathyergus suillus)
Cryptomys	Common mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus) Matabeleland mole-rat (Cryptomys nimrodi)
Fukomys	Zambian mole-rat(Fukomys amatus) Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomys anselli) Bocage's mole-rat (Fukomys bocagei) Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis) Mashona mole-rat (Fukomys darlingi) Nigerian mole-rat (Fukomys foxi) Fukomys hanangensis Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomys anselli) Kafue mole-rat (Fukomys kafuensis) Fukomys livingstoni Mechow's mole-rat (Fukomys mechowii) Micklem's mole-rat (Fukomys micklemi) Fukomys occlusus Ochre mole-rat (Fukomys ochraceocinereus) Caroline's mole rat (Fukomys vandewoestijneae) Fukomys whytei Ghana mole-rat (Fukomys zechi)
Georychus	Cape mole-rat (Georychus capensis)
Heliophobius	Silvery mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus)