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title: "Common Molerat"
description: "Cryptomys hottentotus — Mammiferi. The common mole-rat, African mole-rat, or Hottentot mole-rat, (Cryptomys hottentotus) is a burrowing rodent found in Southern Africa, in particular in the Western Cape province of South Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/common-molerat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Common Molerat

> Cryptomys hottentotus — Mammiferi. The common mole-rat, African mole-rat, or Hottentot mole-rat, (Cryptomys hottentotus) is a burrowing rodent found in Southern Africa, in particular in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

- Scientific name: *Cryptomys hottentotus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 205
- Wikidata: [Q1032783](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1032783)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43749](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43749)

## Names

- en: Common Molerat
- de: Hottentottengraumull
- fr: Rat-taupe hottentot
- nl: Hottentotmolrat
- pl: Ziemioryjka hotentocka

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (160)

## Summary

The common mole-rat, African mole-rat, or Hottentot mole-rat, (Cryptomys hottentotus) is a burrowing rodent found in Southern Africa, in particular in the Western Cape province of South Africa.  It also occurs in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.  It is a species in the subfamily Bathyerginae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_mole-rat

## Photo

![Common Molerat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-molerat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/121382414

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-molerat?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).