The Best Mole Rat With Human Hair References. Bathyergidae, a family of about 20 hystricognath species in six genera from africa also called blesmols.; Remarkably, nmrs do not show aging phenotypes until very late stages of their lives.

[noun] any of various burrowing old world rodents (as of the families bathyergidae and muridae) that generally resemble moles in appearance and have large often protruding incisors used for digging — compare naked mole rat. They are well adapted to their underground existence. Bathyergidae, a family of about 20 hystricognath species in six genera from africa also called blesmols.;