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    The Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis), Damara mole rat or Damaraland blesmol, is a burrowing rodent found in southern Africa. Along with the smaller...
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    reproductive and non-reproductive castes, making it and the closely related Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis) the only widely recognized examples of eusociality...
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    The common mole-rat, African mole-rat, or Hottentot mole-rat, (Cryptomys hottentotus) is a burrowing rodent found in Southern Africa, in particular in...
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    dominance by fighting. There are two eusocial rodents: the naked mole-rat and the Damaraland mole-rat. Some shrimps, such as Synalpheus regalis, are eusocial....
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    The Cape mole-rat (Georychus capensis) is a species of mole-rat endemic to South Africa. It is the only extant species currently described as belonging...
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    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...
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    anselli - Ansell's mole-rat Fukomys bocagei - Bocage's mole-rat Fukomys damarensis - Damaraland mole-rat Fukomys darlingi - Mashona mole-rat Fukomys foxi -...
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    but it is demonstrated in two rodent species: the naked mole-rat and the Damaraland mole-rat. Presociality is when animals exhibit more than just sexual...
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    Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomys anselli) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna...
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    amatus - Zambian mole-rat Fukomys anselli - Ansell's mole-rat Fukomys bocagei - Bocage's mole-rat Fukomys damarensis - Damaraland mole-rat Fukomys darlingi...
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  • The Nigerian mole-rat (Fukomys foxi) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in northern Nigeria and Cameroon. A colonial, subterranean...
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  • Thumbnail for Namaqua dune mole-rat
    The Namaqua dune mole-rat (Bathyergus janetta) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitats...
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    potential examples of primitively eusocial mammals are the naked mole-rat and the Damaraland mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber and Fukomys damarensis, respectively)...
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    The Cape dune mole-rat (Bathyergus suillus) is a species of solitary burrowing rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is endemic to South Africa and named...
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    The silvery mole-rat, silvery blesmol, or silky mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus) is a species of mole-rat of East Africa which occurs in southern...
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  • The Zambian mole-rat (Fukomys amatus) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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    The Mashona mole-rat (Fukomys darlingi) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats...
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    "Sociality does not drive the evolution of large brains in eusocial African mole-rats". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 9203. Bibcode:2018NatSR...8.9203K. doi:10...
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  • Bocage's mole-rat (Fukomys bocagei) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Angola, Namibia, possibly Democratic Republic of...
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  • The Kafue mole-rat (Fukomys kafuensis) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitat is moist savanna...
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    the genus of dune mole-rats endemic to South Africa. It contains two speciesĀ : Namaqua dune mole-rat - B. janetta Cape dune mole-rat - B. suillus v t e...
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    colonial behavior in rodents are the eusocial naked mole rat and Damaraland mole rat. The naked mole rat lives completely underground and can form colonies...
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  • The ochre mole-rat (Fukomys ochraceocinereus) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic...
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  • The Ghana mole-rat or Togo mole-rat (Fukomys zechi) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is endemic to Ghana. Its natural habitats are...
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    insect species, as well as two rodent species (the naked mole-rat and the Damaraland mole rat). Wilson suggests the equation for Hamilton's rule: rb >...
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  • many unrelated animals: ants, bees, and wasps, termites, naked mole-rat, Damaraland mole-rat, Synalpheus regalis shrimp, certain beetles, some gall thrips...
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    mole-rat, Bathyergus janetta LC Cape dune mole-rat, Bathyergus suillus LC Genus: Cryptomys Damaraland mole-rat, Cryptomys damarensis LC Common mole-rat...
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    anselli - Ansell's mole-rat Fukomys bocagei - Bocage's mole-rat Fukomys damarensis - Damaraland mole-rat Fukomys darlingi - Mashona mole-rat Fukomys foxi -...
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  • dune mole-rat Cape dune mole-rat Common mole-rat Bocage's mole-rat Damaraland mole-rat Mashona mole-rat Mechow's mole rat Ochre mole-rat Ghana mole-rat Cape...
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    hamster, damaraland mole rat, daurian ground squirrel, degu, eurasian red squirrel, golden hamster, ground squirrel, guineapig, kangaroo rat, lesser Egyptian...
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