naked mole-rat

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf right
gptkbp:activity fossorial
gptkbp:bodyLength 8 to 10 cm
gptkbp:burrowing excellent digger
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:colonies up to 300 individuals
gptkbp:color pinkish or yellowish
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:naked_mole-rat
sand puppy
gptkbp:communication vocalizations
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Eduard_Rüppell
gptkbp:diet herbivore
tubers
gptkbp:eyesight poor
gptkbp:family gptkb:Bathyergidae
gptkbp:features tolerant to low oxygen
insensitive to pain
resistant to cancer
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1842
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:Somalia
gptkbp:genomeSequenced 2011
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label naked mole-rat
gptkbp:IUCNStatus gptkb:Heterocephalus_glaber
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan up to 30 years
gptkbp:nativeTo East Africa
gptkbp:nocturnal yes
gptkbp:order gptkb:Rodentia
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators few natural predators
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Damaraland_mole-rat
gptkbp:reproduction few breeding males
single breeding queen
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Heterocephalus_glaber
gptkbp:skin nearly hairless
gptkbp:socialStructure eusocial
gptkbp:studiedBy aging studies
cancer resistance studies
pain insensitivity studies
gptkbp:teeth protruding incisors
gptkbp:teethUse digging tunnels
gptkbp:temperature poikilothermic
gptkbp:weight 30 to 35 grams
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Zoological_Park
gptkb:Bathyergidae
gptkb:Small_Mammal_House
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5