Cryptomys ochraceocinereus Heuglin 1864

Cryptomys ochraceocinereus Heuglin 1864, Nouv. Acta Acad. Caes. Leop. Dresden, 31: 3.

Type Locality: Sudan, Upper Bahr-el-Ghazal.

Vernacular Names: Ochre Mole-rat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Cryptomys ochraceocinereus subsp. ochraceocinereus Heuglin 1864

Subspecies Cryptomys ochraceocinereus subsp. oweni Setzer 1956

Distribution: E Nigeria, Central Africian Republic, N Dem. Rep. Congo, S Sudan, NW Uganda.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Includes kummi and lechei (de Graaff, 1975:3).