Damaraland mole-rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Damaraland mole-rat Fukomys damarensis Least concern

Where the Damaraland mole-rat lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 5 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Fukomys damarensis
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Bathyergidae

Is the Damaraland mole-rat endangered?

The Damaraland mole-rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Damaraland mole-rat?

The Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Bathyergidae, genus Fukomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Damaraland mole-rat

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Damaraland mole-rat (revision 1376043919), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q978458 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).