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Silvery mole-rat
Adult weight : 0.16 kg (0.352 lbs)
Gestation : 88 days
Litter size : 2
Litters per year : 1
Weight at birth : 0.007 kg (0.0154 lbs)
Body mass : 0.089 kg (0.1958 lbs)
Silvery mole rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricognathi
Family : Bathyergidae
Species : Heliophobius argenteocinereus
The Silvery 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 silvery mole rat
A young / baby of a silvery mole rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A silvery mole rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Habitats
Arable Land, Artificial / Terrestrial, Caves, Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic), Grassland, Moist savanna, Savanna, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Grassland and Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland
Facts about the silvery mole rat
muricola, silvery mole-rat is the new host. (Full text)
The silver mole rat Heliophobius argenteocinereus is solitary, but the others are presumably colonial in nature. (Full text)