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Giant mole-rat
Adult weight : 0.25 kg (0.55 lbs)
Gestation : 112 days
Weaning : 65 days
Litter size : 3
Weight at birth : 0.02 kg (0.044 lbs)
Mechow's mole rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricognathi
Family : Bathyergidae
Species : Cryptomys mechowi
The Mechow's mole rat is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Mechow
A young / baby of a Mechow is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Mechow group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Habitats
Grassland, Moist savanna, Savanna, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Grassland and Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland
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