Mole Rats

Any of several burrowing rodents of the families MURIDAE and Bathyergidae, found in eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia. They have short limbs, small eyes with permanently closed lids, and no tail. Three genera SPALAX (Muridae), Heterocephalus (Bathyergidae) and Cryptomys (Bathyergidae) are used frequently as experimental animals in biomedical research. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed)

Year introduced: 1998

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.600

MeSH Unique ID: D019577

Entry Terms:

• Mole Rat
• Rat, Mole
• Rats, Mole
• Molerats
• Molerat
• Mole-Rats
• Mole-Rat
• Cryptomys
• Heterocephalus

Previous Indexing:

• Muridae (1982-1997)
• Rodentia (1968-1997)

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Organisms Category
Eukaryota
Animals
Chordata
Vertebrates
Mammals
Eutheria
Rodentia
Mole Rats
Spalax