- The
blesmols, also
known as mole-rats, or
African mole-rats, are
burrowing rodents of the
family Bathyergidae. They
represent a
distinct evolution of a...
-
Damaraland mole-rat (****omys damarensis),
Damara mole rat or
Damaraland blesmol, is a
burrowing rodent found in
southern Africa.
Along with the smaller...
-
parts of Kenya,
notably in
Somali regions. It is
closely related to the
blesmols and is the only
species in the
genus Heterocephalus. The
naked mole-rat...
- from most
other voles in that they are
highly fossorial,
resembling the
blesmols and
spalacids more than
other voles. The long-clawed mole vole is unrelated...
-
extinct genus of
rodent from
Africa thought to be
related to the
modern blesmols. It is the only
member of the
family Bathyergoididae.[citation needed]...
- 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...
-
Extinct in the wild (EW): 2
species Critically endangered (CR): 203
species Endangered (EN): 505
species Vulnerable (VU): 536
species Near threatened...
- of
about 20
hystricognath species in six
genera from
Africa also
called blesmols.
Heterocephalus glaber, the
naked mole-rat. Spalacidae, a
family of about...
- porcupines, the cane rats, the d****ie rat, the
naked mole-rat, and the
blesmols. The
makeup of this
infraorder is controversial. At its core lie the extant...
-
rodent with this
primitive cranial and
muscular feature (except
perhaps the
blesmols,
which clearly evolved protrogomorphy from a
hystricomorphous ancestor)...
