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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Mole Rats
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Ratas Topo
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Ratos-Toupeira
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Synonyms English:
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Mole-Rats
Molerats
Mole Rat
Mole-Rat
Molerat
Rat, Mole
Rats, Mole
Cryptomys
Heterocephalus
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Tree Number:
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B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.600
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Definition English:
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Any of several burrowing rodents of the families MURIDAE and Bathyergidae, found in eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia. They have short limbs, small eyes with permanently closed lids, and no tail. Three genera SPALAX (Muridae), Heterocephalus (Bathyergidae) and Cryptomys (Bathyergidae) are used frequently as experimental animals in biomedical research. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed) |
Indexing Annotation English:
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NIM when experimental animal
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History Note English:
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98
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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33282
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Unique Identifier:
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D019577
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 LILACS
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