Cryptomys is the genusofmole-rats, endemic to Africa.[1] Most of the species formerly placed in this genus were moved to the genus Fukomys in 2006.
| Cryptomys Temporal range: Early Pliocene to Recent | |
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| Cryptomys hottentotus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Bathyergidae |
| Genus: | Cryptomys J. E. Gray, 1864 |
| Type species | |
| Georychus holosericeus
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| Species | |
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Cryptomys hottentotus | |
The species currently included in this genus are:[2]
The following species were formerly in Cryptomys but later moved to the genus Fukomys:
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