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title: "Cryptomys damarensis"
description: "Fukomys damarensis — Zoogdieren. The Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis), Damara mole rat or Damaraland blesmol, is a burrowing rodent found in southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/damara-molerat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cryptomys damarensis

> Fukomys damarensis — Zoogdieren. The Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis), Damara mole rat or Damaraland blesmol, is a burrowing rodent found in southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Fukomys damarensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 113
- Wikidata: [Q978458](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978458)
- iNaturalist taxon: [446619](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/446619)

## Names

- en: Damara Molerat
- de: Damara-Graumull
- fr: Rat-taupe du Damara
- nl: Cryptomys damarensis

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (64), NA (10), BW (9)

## Summary

The Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis), Damara mole rat or Damaraland blesmol, is a burrowing rodent found in southern Africa. Along with the smaller, less hairy, naked mole rat, it is a species of eusocial mammal.

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

## Photo

![Cryptomys damarensis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/damara-molerat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Prince Molokomme · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/366448149

## Machine access

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