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Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricognathi
Family : Bathyergidae
Species : Cryptomys foxi
The Nigerian mole rat is listed as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Nigerian mole rat
A young / baby of a Nigerian mole rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Nigerian mole rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Habitats
Caves, Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic), Grassland and Subtropical / Tropical Dry Grassland
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