Description Русский: Ангольский пескорой (Cryptomys mechowi), Пльзенский зоопарк (Zoological and Botanical Garden Plzen), февраль 2011 года
Date February 2011
Author Николай Усик / http://paradoxusik.livejournal.com/
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cryptomys_mechowi_Plzen_zoo_02.2011.jpg

Mechow's mole-rat (Fukomys mechowii) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and possibly Malawi. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. This mole-rat was first described by the German naturalist Wilhelm Peters in 1881. The specific epithet honours the Prussian explorer and naturalist Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander von Mechow. Order: Rodentia, Family: Bathyergidae, Genus: Fukomys, Species: Fukomys mechowii (Peters, 1881).
Synonyms:
Cryptomys mechowi
Cryptomys mechowii