Table 1 Digging mode, social system, family size (mean/max.), body mass (mean), and sample size (n) of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) analyzed in this study.

Species	n	Digging mode	Social system	Family size	Body mass (g)
Bathyergus suillus	78	Scratch-digging	Solitary	–	866.85^a
Bathyergus janetta	6	Scratch-digging	Solitary	–	384.5^a
Heliophobius argenteocinereus	38	Chisel-tooth	Solitary	–	176^a
Georychus capensis	51	Chisel-tooth	Solitary	–	180.5^a
Cryptomys hottentotus	53	Chisel-tooth	Social	5/14	56.3^a
Fukomys mechowii	32	Chisel-tooth	Highly social	11/20	480.8^a
Fukomys damarensis	48	Chisel-tooth	Highly social	12/41	140^a
Heterocephalus glaber	76	Chisel-tooth	Highly social	75/300	33.9

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