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bn:00056746n

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Categories: Fauna of East Africa, Mammals described in 1842, Coprophagous animals, Extant Zanclean first appearances, Rodents of Africa

naked mole rat desert mole rat naked mole-rat sand puppy Hairless mole-rat

Fetal-looking colonial rodent of East Africa; neither mole nor rat; they feed on tubers and have a social structure similar to that of honeybees and termites WordNet 3.0

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Fetal-looking colonial rodent of East Africa; neither mole nor rat; they feed on tubers and have a social structure similar to that of honeybees and termites WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The naked mole-rat, also known as the sand puppy, is a burrowing rodent native to the Horn of Africa and parts of Kenya, notably in Somali regions. Wikipedia

Burrowing rodent; one of only two known eusocial mammals Wikidata

A eusocial rodent native to parts of East Africa which lives underground. OmegaWiki

A burrowing rodent (Heterocephalus glaber), native to parts of East Africa. Wiktionary

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Least Concern