Micklem's mole-rat

Micklem's mole rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Bathyergidae
Genus: Fukomys
Species:
F. micklemi
Binomial name
Fukomys micklemi
(Chubb, 1909)

The Micklem's mole-rat (Fukomys micklemi) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Zambia. It is a subterranean species of chisel tooth diggers.[1]

It is a social species, and this has been suggested to account for its more diverse and extensive vocal repertoire than has been observed in eusocial species of Bathyergidae. [2] As a result of DNA analysis it has been suggested that the species may need to be subdivided.[3]

References

  1. ^ Van Daele, Paul A. A. G.; Desmet, Niels; Šumbera, Radim; Adriaens, Dominique (March 2019). "Work behaviour and biting performance in the cooperative breeding Micklem's mole-rat Fukomys micklemi (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)". Mammalian Biology. 95: 69–76. Bibcode:2019MamBi..95...69V. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2019.02.002.
  2. ^ Vanden Hole, Charlotte; Van Daele, Paul A.A.G.; Desmet, Niels; Devos, Paul; Adriaens, Dominique (2014). "Does sociality imply a complex vocal communication system? A case study for Fukomys micklemi (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)". Bioacoustics. 23 (2): 143–160. Bibcode:2014Bioac..23..143V. doi:10.1080/09524622.2013.841085.
  3. ^ Van Daele, Paul A.A.G.; Verheyen, E.; Brunain, M.; Adriaens, D. (2007). "Cytochrome b sequence analysis reveals differential molecular evolution in African mole-rats of the chromosomally hyperdiverse genus Fukomys (Bathyergidae, Rodentia) from the Zambezian region". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45 (1): 142–157. Bibcode:2007MolPE..45..142V. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.04.008. hdl:1854/LU-426868.