Naked mole-rat

Scientific name: Heterocephalus glaber

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0145

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Worker Heterocephalus glaber use their incisors to dig tunnels.

Evidence: SRC-DSC-9AD729F0A4Statement code: CLM-ENT0145-DSC-03

Colonies of Heterocephalus glaber are truly social (eusocial): a single female breeds in them, and female and male workers carry out the colony's tasks.

Evidence: SRC-RES-223328ED06Statement code: CLM-ENT0145-RES-01

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2Naked mole-ratSRC-DSC-9AD729F0A4
4Naked mole-rat — Smithsonian National ZooSRC-RES-223328ED06

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1Animal Diversity Web — Heterocephalus glaberSRC-C540-B05-ADW-ENT0145
2Naked mole-ratSRC-DSC-9AD729F0A4
3Naked mole-ratSRC-DSC-6D06CC18D4
4Naked mole-rat — Smithsonian National ZooSRC-RES-223328ED06

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