Silvery mole-rat Heliophobius argenteocinereus Least concern
Where the silvery mole-rat lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 320 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map
| Scientific name | Heliophobius argenteocinereus |
|---|---|
| Group | Mice, rats & other rodents |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 4 countries |
| Continents | Africa |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Bathyergidae |
Where does the silvery mole-rat live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the silvery mole-rat in 4 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 silvery mole-rat endangered?
The silvery 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 silvery mole-rat?
The silvery mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Bathyergidae, genus Heliophobius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the silvery mole-rat
The silvery mole-rat, silvery blesmol, or silky mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus) is a species of mole-rat of East Africa which occurs in southern Kenya, Tanzania, southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Malawi. Solitary and aggressive, little is known about its ecology or behavior. It is monotypic in the genus Heliophobius. A common species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as being of "least concern".
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Silvery mole-rat (revision 1370586260), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302881 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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