Georychus capensis (Pallas 1778)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Bathyergidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1538-1542 : 1541

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scientific name

Georychus capensis (Pallas 1778)
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Georychus capensis (Pallas 1778) View in CoL

[Mus] capensis Pallas 1778 View in CoL , Nova Spec. Quad. Glir. Ord.: 172.

Type Locality: South Africa, Cape of Good Hope.

Vernacular Names: Cape Mole-rat.

Synonyms: Georychus buffonii (Cuvier 1834) ; Georychus canescens (Thomas and Schwann 1906) ; Georychus leucops (Lichtenstein 1844) ; Georychus yatesi ( Roberts 1913) .

Distribution: South Africa.

Conservation: IUCN – KwaZulu Natal population Critically Endangered, otherwise Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Roberts (1951) recognized three subspecies capensis , canescens and yatesi but de Graaff (1975) considered this taxon monotypic. Karyotype has 2n=54 and FN=100 ( Nevo et al., 1986). Honeycutt et al. (1991:53) indicated there may be two species in South Africa, based on differences in mtDNA sequences and allozyme frequencies.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Bathyergidae

Genus

Georychus

Loc

Georychus capensis (Pallas 1778)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

[Mus] capensis

Pallas 1778: 172
1778
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