naked mole-rat
burrowing rodent; one of only two known eusocial mammals
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Summary
naked mole-rat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.27% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,674 views/month, #527 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Heterocephalus[5]
- Taxon name: Heterocephalus glaber[6]
- Commons category: Heterocephalus glaber[7]
- Start time: -4300000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]
- Commons gallery: Heterocephalus glaber[9]
- Short name: fat boy[10]
- Taxon common name: Naked mole rat[11], Naked Mole-rat[12], Sand Puppy[13], Nacktmull[14], farúmfer[15]
- Mass: 1.5 g[16], 33.9 g[17]
- Uses: eusociality[18]
- Gestation period: 67 day[19]
- Longest observed lifespan: 67 years[20]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Heterocephalus_glaber[21], http://www.ensembl.org/Heterocephalus_glaber[22]
- Litter size: 11[23]
- Diel cycle: crepuscular[24]
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Identifiers
naked mole-rat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43746[25]. naked mole-rat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10181[26]. naked mole-rat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 326232[27]. naked mole-rat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219654[28]. naked mole-rat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584677[29].
Why It Matters
naked mole-rat has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]