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Nigerian mole-rat
The Nigerian mole-rat (''Fukomys foxi'') is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae.〔 It is found in northern Nigeria and Cameroon. A colonial, subterranean species, its natural habitats are tropical dry lowland grassland, riverside woodland and rocky places.
==Taxonomy==
The Nigerian mole-rat was first described by the British zoologist Oldfield Thomas in 1911. The species name ''"foxi"'' honours the Reverend George Fox who sent twelve specimens to the Natural History Museum in London where Thomas was the curator of mammals. Of these specimens, nine were of a similar size and appearance and two, a male and a female, were considerably larger with more massive heads. It is not clear whether these specimens were from a single colony, but it is quite possible that the two larger individuals were a breeding pair, and the others were non-breeding adults, a colony structure common among mole rats.
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