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Naked Mole Rat

Educational resources on Naked Mole Rat

Naked Mole Rat [an error occurred while processing this directive] IUCN Profile of the Naked Mole Rat

Academic web links for the Naked Mole Rat.


Small Mammals - National Zoo| FONZ
This naked mole-rat colony occupies a labyrinth of transparent tubes that mimics the underground tunnels and burrows in Africa, where mole-rats live.
nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/SmallMammals/default.cfm?Cam=NMR

The Truth about Mole-Rats - National Zoo| FONZ
Naked mole-rat colonies are organized into strict hierarchical castes. At the top of the heap—second only to the ruling
nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2002/3/nakedmolerats.cfm

Small Mammals: Naked Mole-rat - National Zoo| FONZ
Facts about the naked mole-rat. Brought to you by the National Zoo| FONZ.
nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/SmallMammals/fact-nakedmolerat.cfm

Naked mole-rat
...this site is maintained by Nona Poulton under the supervision of Dr. Verna Case as part of the course requirements of Animal Behavior (Bio 323) at Davidson College
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2002/Poulton/poulton.html

African Savanna - National Zoo| FONZ
This naked mole-rat colony occupies a labyrinth of transparent tubes that mimics the underground tunnels and burrows in Africa, where mole-rats live.
nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AfricanSavanna/default.cfm?cam=NMR

Cornell News : Mole-rat Mammaries
Naked mole-rat mothers don't worry. Even when a female produces more than two dozen pups and has "only" a dozen mammary glands to feed them, naked mole-rat society has a way of
www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Aug99/rat_mamm.hrs.html

Naked mole rat images
Bioimages home To view a high-resolution version of any image, click on the image. Naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) images . H. glaber individuals have little hair on their
www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/animals/mammalia/naked-mole-rat.htm

ADW: Heterocephalus glaber: Information
If a naked mole-rat colony finds a farmer's crop, it can quickly destroy much of the yield by eating the roots of the plants. They are a problem especially for sweet potato farmers
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Heterocephalus_glaber.html

Heterocephalus glaber [Naked Mole-Rat]
...^Geographic Range. Ethiopian: Naked mole-rats are found only in parts of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. ^ Physical Characteristics Mass: 25 to 70 g. Although as their name indicates
www-personal.umich.edu/~cberger/syllabusfolder/animaldiversity/Heterocephalus_glaber.html

Ugly duckling mole rats might hold key to longevity
What good is longevity if you end up looking like this? WUSTL biologist Stan Braude, working on a book about the critters, says the naked mole rat is being studied for its
news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/10217.html







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