Georychus capensis (Pallas 1778)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Bathyergidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1538-1542 : 1541

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scientific name	Georychus capensis (Pallas 1778)
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[Mus] capensis Pallas 1778 , Nova Spec. Quad. Glir. Ord.: 172.

Type Locality: South Africa, Cape of Good Hope.

Vernacular Names: Cape Mole-rat.

Synonyms: Georychus buffonii (Cuvier 1834) ; Georychus canescens (Thomas and Schwann 1906) ; Georychus leucops (Lichtenstein 1844) ; Georychus yatesi ( Roberts 1913) .

Distribution: South Africa.

Conservation: IUCN – KwaZulu Natal population Critically Endangered, otherwise Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Roberts (1951) recognized three subspecies capensis , canescens and yatesi but de Graaff (1975) considered this taxon monotypic. Karyotype has 2n=54 and FN=100 ( Nevo et al., 1986). Honeycutt et al. (1991:53) indicated there may be two species in South Africa, based on differences in mtDNA sequences and allozyme frequencies.