| Matabeleland mole-rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Bathyergidae |
| Genus: | Cryptomys |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. h. nimrodi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Cryptomys hottentotus nimrodi (de Winton, 1897) | |
The Matabeleland mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus nimrodi) is a subspecies of the common mole-rat found in Zimbabwe. [1] Like the other subspecies and species of the genus, only one female is responsible for reproduction within the colony. [1]
