Tachyoryctes
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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)
Quick Facts Tachyoryctes Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Recent, Scientific classification ...
Tachyoryctes Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Recent | |
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East African mole-rat, (Tachyoryctes splendens) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Spalacidae |
Tribe: | Tachyoryctini Miller & Gidley, 1918 |
Genus: | Tachyoryctes Rüppell, 1835 |
Type species | |
Bathyergus splendens | |
Species | |
Tachyoryctes ankoliae | |
Synonyms | |
Chrysomys Gray, 1843 |
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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]