East African mole-rat has been split into the following species:
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Northeast African mole-rat
The northeast African mole-rat (''Tachyoryctes splendens'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae and is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, and northwest Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savann ...
, ''Tachyoryctes splendens''
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Ankole African mole-rat
The Ankole mole-rat or Ankole African mole-rat (''Tachyoryctes ankoliae'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae found in southwestern Uganda and northwestern Tanzania. Its natural habitats are moist savanna and arable land
Arable la ...
, ''Tachyoryctes ankoliae''
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Mianzini African mole-rat
The Mianzini mole-rat or Mianzini African mole-rat (''Tachyoryctes annectens'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitats are dry savanna
A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland- grassland (i. ...
, ''Tachyoryctes annectens''
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Aberdare Mountains African mole-rat
The Aberdare Mountains African mole-rat (''Tachyoryctes audax'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude g ...
, ''Tachyoryctes audax''
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Demon African mole-rat
The northeast African mole-rat (''Tachyoryctes splendens'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae and is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, and northwest Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savann ...
, ''Tachyoryctes daemon''
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Kenyan African mole-rat
The Kenyan African mole-rat or Kenyan mole-rat (''Tachyoryctes ibeanus'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural g ...
, ''Tachyoryctes ibeanus''
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Navivasha African mole-rat
The Naivasha African mole-rat (''Tachyoryctes naivashae'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, moist savanna, arable land, and pasturel ...
, ''Tachyoryctes naivashae''
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King African mole-rat
The King African mole-rat,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 924 King mole-rat, or Alpine mole-rat, (''Tachyoryctes rex'') is a burrowing rodent in the genus ''Tachyoryctes'' of family Spalacidae. It only occurs high on Mount Kenya, where it is ...
, ''Tachyoryctes rex''
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Rwanda African mole-rat
The Rwanda mole-rat (''Tachyoryctes splendens'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtrop ...
, ''Tachyoryctes ruandae''
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Embi African mole-rat
The Embi mole-rat (''Tachyoryctes spalacinus'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, moist savanna, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and h ...
, ''Tachyoryctes spalacinus''
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Storey's African mole-rat
Storey's African mole-rat (''Tachyoryctes storeyi'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Some taxonomic authorities consider it to be conspecific ...
, ''Tachyoryctes storeyi''
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