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| Mechow's mole-rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Bathyergidae |
| Genus: | Fukomys |
| Species: | F. mechowii
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| Binomial name | |
| Fukomys mechowii (Peters, 1881)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cryptomys mechowi | |
Mechow's mole-rat (Fukomys mechowii ) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and possibly Malawi. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. This mole-rat was first described by the German naturalist Wilhelm Peters in 1881. The specific epithet honours the Prussian explorer and naturalist Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander von Mechow.
- ^ Maree, S.; Faulkes, C. (2016). "Fukomys mechowii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T5756A22185092. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T5756A22185092.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.