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The Namaqua dune molerat (Bathyergus janetta LR) is also near-endemic in the Namib Desert, as are two bat species; the Namib long-eared bat (Laephotis namibensis EN) and the Angola wing-gland bat (Myotis seabrai VU).
Namib desert 2008
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There are roughly 75 mammal species in the Succulent Karoo hotspot, of which two are endemic: De Winton's golden mole (Cryptochloris wintoni, VU), and the Namaqua dune mole rat (Bathyergus janetta).
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The members of this family are characterised by very large incisors; some have premolars, as in _Bathyergus_ and two other genera, but not in the _Spalacinae_, of which our bamboo-rat (_Rhizomys_) is the representative in India.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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Anomalurus derbianus, scaly-tailed flying squirrel; (h) Trichosurus vulpecula, common brushtail possum; (i) Bathyergus suillus, Cape dune mole-rat; (j) Atherurus africanus, brush-tailed porcupine; (k) Castor canadensis, beaver; (l) Microtus pennsylvanicus, meadow vole, shown with a partially uncoiled large bowel;
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Other strict endemics include the Cape spiny mouse (Acomys subspinosus), the Cape dune molerat (Bathyergus suillis), and Duthie’s golden mole (Chlorotelpa duthiae).
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