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naked mole rat, ( Heterocephalus glaber ), burrowing member of the rodent family Bathyergidae, named for its wrinkled pinkish skin and hairless bodily appearance. Their broad heads contain strong, muscular jaws that support four incisor teeth that are used for digging.
The naked mole-rat is one of the only eusocial mammals. Extended family members live underground in a colony and have defined social roles. Similar to honey bees, only a female queen and 1 to 3 males breed.
Nomenclature. Genus: Heterocephalus. Refers to naked mole-rat’s head shape (Jarvis and Sherman 2002) Species: glaber. Refers to naked mole-rat’s smooth skin (Jarvis and Sherman 2002) Synonyms. Heterocephalus phillipsi, H. ansorgei, H. dunni, H. stygius (Jarvis and Sherman 2002) Fornaria phillipsi (Jarvis and Sherman 2002) Common names.
Naked mole-rats are known for forcefully kicking soil out of the tunnel exit during excavation (also known as "volcanoing"). Diggers work together by forming a chain, and then scaping and pushing soil to the tunnel exit.
The naked mole-rat (NMR), known for its extreme longevity, has emerged as a promising new model for studying aging. Understanding the mechanisms behind NMR’s resistance to hypoxia and...
It is indicated that invariant Vγ4-2/Vδ1-4 NK-like effector T cells in the naked mole-rat can contribute to tumor immunosurveillance by γδ TCR-mediated recognition of a common molecular signal. The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) is a long-lived rodent species showing resistance to the development of cancer. Although naked mole-rats have been reported to lack natural killer (NK ...
Naked mole rats are fairly small, typically around 9 cm long and weigh between 30 and 35 grams and are found in Eastern Africa, in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia in groups of up to 80 individuals. Well-adapted to living underground in tunnels, they have an elongated body, short legs and small eyes.
