Fukomys darlingi (Thomas, 1895)

Šumbera, R., Uhrová, M., Begall, S., Caspar, K. R., Jerkovičová, D., Daele, P. Van, Chitaukali, W. N., Faulkes, C. G., Bennett, N. C., Johannes, C., Burda, H. & Mikula, O., 2023, The biology of an isolated Mashona mole-rat population from southern Malawi, with implications for the diversity and biogeography of the genus Fukomys, Organisms Diversity & Evolution (New York, N. Y.) 23 (3), pp. 603-620 : 608

Wild-caught F. darlingi from Nsanje

Wild-caught mole-rats were of dark grey colour and displayed relatively large white head spots of different sizes and shapes (see Fig. 2 ). Males were larger than females ( Table 1) and one of the females was pregnant with three foetuses. Other information on morphology and reproductive condition of free-living individuals can be found in Supplementary Information 1.

Figures

Fig.2 Selected Fukomys mole- rats from Malawi and adjacent regions. Shown are representa- tives of F. whytei from southern Tanzania (top left), nominate F. darlingi from Zimbabwe (top right), and F. darlingi from Nsanje in southern Malawi (below left: in the field on the day of capture; below right: captive family at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice). Photos by Tim Jackson and R. Šumbera