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African mole-rat is native to upland areas of Ethiopia, Somalia, and northwest Kenya. It is found at elevations of up to 3,300 metres (10,800 ft) in Ethiopia and up to 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) in other parts of its range. It is an adaptable species and able to live in a range
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Onyono, P.N.; Kavoi, B.M.; Kiama, S.G.; Makanya, A.N. (October 2017). "Functional
Morphology of the Olfactory Mucosa and Olfactory Bulb in Fossorial Rodents: The East African Root Rat ( Tachyoryctes splendens ) and the Naked Mole Rat ( Heterocephalus glaber )".
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1048:East African mole-rat
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738:(Zokors)
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704:Mammalia
698:Chordata
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692:Animalia
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239:habitats
227:Ethiopia
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138:Rodentia
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360:2017
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