Heterocephalus glaber (English spelling) Heterocephalusglaber

Japanese: Heterocephalus glaber（英語表記）Heterocephalusglaber

…They usually live alone. One of these species, the naked mole rat Heterocephalus glaber , is unique in that it is almost completely hairless. It is 8.0-9.2 cm long, 2.8-4.4 cm long, weighs 30-80 g, and has a pink or yellowish body. …

From [Mole rat]

...Furthermore, African rodents of the Bathyergidae family have similar habits and are also called African mole rats, so they are easily confused. One species of the Bathyergidae family, the naked mole rat Heterocephalus glaber (English name: naked mole rat), has almost no body hair or sweat glands and is known to have the poorest ability to regulate body temperature among mammals. [Imaizumi Tadaaki]. ...

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Japanese:

…ふつう単独で生活する。このうちの1種ハダカデバネズミHeterocephalus glaberは特異で，体毛をほとんど欠く。体長8.0～9.2cm，尾長2.8～4.4cm，体重30～80gで，体はピンクあるいは黄色っぽい。…

【モグラネズミ(土竜鼠)】より

…さらに，アフリカ産のデバネズミ科Bathyergidaeの齧歯類も同様な習性をもち，やはり英名でAfrican mole‐ratと呼ばれ，混同しやすい。デバネズミ科の1種ハダカデバネズミHeterocephalus glaber(英名naked mole‐rat)はほとんど体毛や汗腺がなく，哺乳類中もっとも体温調節能力が低いことで知られる。【今泉忠明】。…

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