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<figureCitation id="131DE6C9FFA0FFD7A81FF608BA9BC854" box="[1373,1427,2516,2562]" captionStart="Plate 22: Bathyergidae" captionStartId="2.[110,140,3366,3391]" captionTargetBox="[12,2732,15,3643]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="1. Silvery Mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus), 2. Namaqua Dune Mole-rat (Bathyergus janetta), 3. Cape Dune Mole-rat (Bathyergus suillus), 4. Cape Mole-rat (Georychus capensis), 5. Common Mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus), 6. Ghana Mole-rat (Fukomys zechi), 7. Nigerian Mole-rat (Fukomys foxi), 8. Ochre Mole-rat (Fukomys ochraceocinereus), 9. Bocage’s Mole-rat (Fukomys bocagei), 10. Zambian Mole-rat (Fukomys amatus), 11. Ansell’s Mole-rat (Fukomys anselli), 12. Katue Mole-rat (Fukomys kafuensis), 13. Mechow’s Mole-rat (Fukomys mechowu), 14. Caroline’s Mole-rat (Fukomys vandewoestijneae), 15. Whyte’s Mole-rat (Fukomys whytei), 16. Damara Mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis), 17. Mashona Mole-rat (Fukomys darlingi)" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6584732" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6584732/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">13.</figureCitation>
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<taxonomicName id="4C2681CFFFA0FFD7AA31F608B7B1C854" baseAuthorityName="Peters" baseAuthorityYear="1881" box="[1907,2233,2516,2562]" class="Mammalia" family="Bathyergidae" genus="Fukomys" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="4" pageNumber="369" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mechowii">
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<emphasis id="B952265EFFA0FFD7AA31F608B7B1C854" box="[1907,2233,2516,2562]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">Fukomys mechowii</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B952265EFFA0FFD7A818F5C8BAADC87F" bold="true" box="[1370,1445,2580,2601]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">French:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="05258A62FFA0FFD7A8EDF5C8B995C87F" box="[1455,1693,2580,2601]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">Bathyergue de Mechow</vernacularName>
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/
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<emphasis id="B952265EFFA0FFD7ABF0F5C8B805C87F" bold="true" box="[1714,1805,2580,2601]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">German:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="05258A62FFA0FFD7AA55F5C8B8B8C87F" box="[1815,1968,2580,2601]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">Riesengraumull</vernacularName>
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/
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<emphasis id="B952265EFFA0FFD7AA84F5C8B729C87F" bold="true" box="[1990,2081,2580,2601]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">Spanish:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="05258A62FFA0FFD7A569F5C8B75DC87F" box="[2091,2133,2580,2601]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">Rata</vernacularName>
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topo de Mechow
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<emphasis id="B952265EFFA0FFD7A81BF5E0B958C807" bold="true" box="[1369,1616,2620,2641]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">Other common names:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="05258A62FFA0FFD7AB1AF5E0B849C807" box="[1624,1857,2620,2641]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">Angolan Giant Mole-rat</vernacularName>
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,
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<vernacularName id="05258A62FFA0FFD7AA0DF5E0B8D7C807" box="[1871,2015,2620,2641]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">Giant Mole-rat</vernacularName>
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,
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<vernacularName id="05258A62FFA0FFD7AAAFF5E0B7BCC807" box="[2029,2228,2620,2641]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">Mechow’s Mole Rat</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="B952265EFFA0FFD7AAFFF55EB750C8C9" bold="true" box="[1981,2136,2690,2719]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">Taxonomy.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C2681CFFFA0FFD7A53DF55EB70AC890" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1881" class="Mammalia" family="Bathyergidae" genus="Georychus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="4" pageNumber="369" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mechowii">Georychus mechowii Peters, 1881</taxonomicName>
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,
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<paragraph id="8B99FA4CFFA0FFD7A550F571B60EC890" blockId="4.[1981,2574,2690,3112]" box="[2066,2310,2733,2758]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">
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<materialsCitation id="3B4EF011FFA0FFD7A550F571B60EC890" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3785200310" box="[2066,2310,2733,2758]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">Malange, Angola.</materialsCitation>
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<subSubSection id="C33CA9C7FFA0FFD7AAFCF510B62FC8BB" box="[1982,2343,2764,2797]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="8B99FA4CFFA0FFD7AAFCF510B62FC8BB" blockId="4.[1981,2574,2690,3112]" box="[1982,2343,2764,2797]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">This species is monotypic.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B952265EFFA0FFD7AAFFF520B765C943" bold="true" box="[1981,2157,2812,2837]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">Distribution.</emphasis>
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S & E DR Congo, E Angola, and N Zambia; recorded from N Malawi (Rumphi) and SW Tanzania (Ufipa), but identification of both records has not been fully confirmed.
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<paragraph id="8B99FA4CFFA0FFD7AAFCF464B503CEC8" blockId="4.[1981,2574,2690,3112]" lastBlockId="4.[1370,2574,3123,3467]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">
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<emphasis id="B952265EFFA0FFD7AAFCF464B7DEC98F" bold="true" box="[1982,2262,3000,3033]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">Descriptive notes.</emphasis>
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Head-body 156-262 mm (males) and 135-205 mm (females), tail 23-31 mm (males) and 23-33-7 mm (females); weight 250-440 g (males) and 218-286 g (females). Mechow’s Mole-rat is the largest species of
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. Its pelage is ocher dorsally and paler ventrally; it does not have a head patch. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 40, FN = 78 or 80.
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<emphasis id="B952265EFFA0FFD7A818F371BAC1CE90" bold="true" box="[1370,1481,3245,3270]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">Habitat.</emphasis>
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Generalist in terms of soils in agriculturalfields, forests, and brushlands with average annual rainfall of 1200 mm.
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<emphasis id="B952265EFFA0FFD7A819F32FB96CCF42" bold="true" box="[1371,1636,3315,3348]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">Food and Feeding.</emphasis>
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Mechow’s Mole-rat eats bulbs, tubers, grass roots, geophytes, and cultivated crops such as cassava and potatoes.
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<paragraph id="8B99FA4CFFA0FFD7A819F29AB8AFCFDD" blockId="4.[1370,2574,3123,3467]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">
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<emphasis id="B952265EFFA0FFD7A819F29ABAE9CF35" bold="true" box="[1371,1505,3398,3427]" pageId="4" pageNumber="369">Breeding.</emphasis>
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Breeding of Mechow’s Mole-rat is aseasonal. Gestation is 97-111 days, and litter size averages two young (range 1-3).
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<paragraph id="8B99FA4CFFA1FFD6AD8DFEC5BB21C334" blockId="5.[206,1413,281,792]" pageId="5" pageNumber="370">
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<emphasis id="B952265EFFA1FFD6AD8DFEC5BEB1C36C" bold="true" box="[207,441,281,314]" pageId="5" pageNumber="370">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
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Activity of Mechow’s Mole-rat is correlated with temperature; excavation of burrow is performed by non-reproductive individuals.
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<emphasis id="B952265EFFA1FFD6AD92FEB0BC86C3DF" bold="true" box="[208,910,364,393]" pageId="5" pageNumber="370">Movements, Home range and Social organization.</emphasis>
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Home range of Mechow’s Mole-rat averages 0-26 ha. Burrow systems cover 2-3 ha and contain nest chambers, food stores, and latrines. Mechow’s Mole-rats are social and live in colonies 3-20 individuals. They are monogamous, with more than one generation in a colony; breeding pairs appear to be unrelated. Litter sizes are 2—4 young.
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<emphasis id="B952265EFFA1FFD6AD92FDF2BD3CC019" bold="true" box="[208,564,558,591]" pageId="5" pageNumber="370">Status and Conservation.</emphasis>
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Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Experienced hunters can harvest 600-800 Mechow’s Mole-rats/year, which could affect conservation in certain areas.
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