Damaraland mole-rat

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Damaraland_mole-rat
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Animalia
right
gptkbp:activityPattern fossorial
gptkbp:adaptation resistant to cancer
low oxygen tolerance
gptkbp:bodyLength 12–19 cm
gptkbp:colonies up to 40 individuals
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Damaraland_mole-rat
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Wilhelm_Peters
gptkbp:describedYear 1846
gptkbp:diet herbivore
geophyte roots
gptkbp:distribution southern Africa
gptkbp:family gptkb:Bathyergidae
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Fukomys
gptkbp:habitat subterranean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Damaraland mole-rat
gptkbp:IUCNStatusSystem gptkb:IUCN3.1
gptkbp:lifespan up to 15 years
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Botswana
gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:order gptkb:Rodentia
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:naked_mole-rat
gptkbp:reproduction single breeding female per colony
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Fukomys_damarensis
gptkbp:skin brownish
gptkbp:socialStructure eusocial
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:weight 90–180 g
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bathyergidae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5