A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Bathyergidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Dune BlesmolBathyergus suillus (Schreber, 1782) | BathyergidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common Mole-ratCryptomys hottentotus (Lesson, 1826) | BathyergidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zambian Mole-ratFukomys amatus (Wroughton, 1907) | BathyergidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ansell's Mole-ratFukomys anselli (Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán & Kawalika, 1999) | BathyergidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Botswanan Mole-ratFukomys damarensis (Ogilby, 1838) | BathyergidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hanang Mole-ratFukomys hanangensis Faulkes, Mgode, Archer & Bennett, 2017 | BathyergidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kafue Mole-ratFukomys kafuensis (Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán & Kawalika, 1999) | BathyergidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Angolan Giant Mole-ratFukomys mechowi (Peters, 1881) | BathyergidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caroline's Mole-ratFukomys vandewoestijneae Van Daele et al., 2013 | BathyergidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ghana Mole RatFukomys zechi (Matschie, 1900) | BathyergidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cape BlesmolGeorychus capensis (Pallas, 1778) | BathyergidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Silky Mole-ratHeliophobius argenteocinereus Peters, 1846 | BathyergidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.