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Cape dune mole-rat
The Cape dune mole-rat (''Bathyergus suillus'') is a species of solitary burrowing rodent in the Bathyergidae family. It is endemic to South Africa and named for the Cape of Good Hope.
==Description==
The Cape dune mole-rat is the largest of all the blesmols, measuring in head-body length, with a short, tail. Males are generally much heavier than females, weighing anything from , compared with typical female weights of .
Both sexes are sturdy, large-bodied rodents, with blunt snouts, cylindrical torsos and short limbs. The forefeet are heavily adapted for digging, with powerful curved claws. To enable to move more quickly through tight tunnels, the body has few visible external features; for example, there are no pinnae or scrotum, and the penis retracts into a concealed sheath. Lip-like flaps of skin are able to close behind the incisors, preventing soil from falling into the mouth. The eyes are small, but not permanently closed.
Unlike its relative the naked mole-rat, the Cape dune species has a thick pelt of soft fur over its entire body. It is cinnamon-brown with greyish underparts, and few, if any markings.〔 Like other blesmols, the Cape dune mole rat has a relatively low body temperature for its size, of about , and is not able to tolerate cold weather above ground.
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