Darling's mole-rat is a social, subterranean rodent centered on the Zimbabwean highlands and lowland Mozambique. Wild-caught animals from southern Malawi had white spots on the head.
Wild-caught animals from Nsanje in southern Malawi were dark gray and had white head spots that varied in size and shape.
It is a social, subterranean mole-rat. Animals originating from southern Malawi bred throughout the year in two laboratory colonies.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.