Fukomys is a genus described in 2006 of common mole-rats, containing several species that were formerly placed in the genus Cryptomys;Kock D, Ingram CM, Frabotta LJ, Honeycutt RL, Burda H. 2006. On the nomenclature of Bathyergidae and Fukomys n. gen. (Mammalia: Rodentia). Zootaxa 1142: 51–55. its species are endemic to Africa. The species contained in the genus includes:
Fukomys amatus - Zambian mole-rat Fukomys anselli - Ansell's mole-rat Fukomys bocagei - Bocage's mole-rat Fukomys damarensis - Damaraland mole-rat Fukomys darlingi - Mashona mole-rat Fukomys foxi - Nigerian mole-rat Fukomys hanangensis - Hanang mole-rat Fukomys ilariae - Somali striped mole rat Fukomys kafuensis - Kafue mole-rat Fukomys livingstoni - Livingstone's mole-rat Fukomys mechowii - Mechow's mole-rat Fukomys micklemi - Micklem's mole-rat Fukomys occlusus Fukomys ochraceocinereus - Ochre mole-rat Fukomys vandewoestijneae - Caroline's mole rat Fukomys whytei - Whyte's mole-rat Fukomys zechi - Ghana mole-rat
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