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

Mashona mole-rat Fukomys darlingi Least concern

Where the Mashona mole-rat lives – recorded in 2 countries, 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 30 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Fukomys darlingi
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Bathyergidae

Where does the Mashona mole-rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mashona mole-rat in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Mashona mole-rat endangered?

The Mashona 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 Mashona mole-rat?

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

About the Mashona mole-rat

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, and caves.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mashona mole-rat (revision 1314740370), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q978357 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).