Cryptomys hottentotus Lesson 1826 (common mole rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Bathyergidae
Alternative combination: Bathyergus hottentotus
Belongs to Cryptomys according to R. L. Honeycutt et al. 1987
Sister taxon: Cryptomys damarensis
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (6 collections), Zambia (2)
• Pliocene of South Africa (3)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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