Tachyoryctes is a genus of rodent in the family Spalacidae.[1]
It contains the following species:
Ankole African mole-rat (T. ankoliae)
Mianzini African mole-rat (T. annectens)
Aberdare Mountains African mole-rat (T. audax)
Demon African mole-rat (T. daemon)
Kenyan African mole-rat (T. ibeanus)
Big-headed African mole-rat (T. macrocephalus)
Navivasha African mole-rat (T. naivashae)
King African mole-rat (T. rex)
Rwanda African mole-rat (T. ruandae)
Rudd's African mole-rat (T. ruddi)
Embi African mole-rat (T. spalacinus)
Northeast African mole-rat (T. splendens)
Storey's African mole-rat (T. storeyi)
Some authorities place all the species in this genus except T. macrocephalus in one species, the East African mole-rat, in which case T. splendens is used for the entire group. This taxonomy is followed by the IUCN Red List.[2]
^Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 922–926. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^Cassola, F. (2017). "Tachyoryctes splendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T21299A22275532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T21299A22275532.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Tachyoryctes is a genus of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It contains the following species: Ankole African mole-rat (T. ankoliae) Mianzini African mole-rat...
Elgon, including the Elgon shrew (Crocidura elgonius), Rudd's mole-rat (Tachyoryctes ruddi), and Thomas's pygmy mouse (Mus sorella). There are also several...
critically endangered. Other endemics include the big-headed mole-rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus) which is common on the Sanetti Plateau in the Bale Mountains...
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