''Tachyoryctes'' is a genus of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are roden ...
in the family
Spalacidae
The Spalacidae, or spalacids, are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. They are native to eastern Asia, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and southeastern Europe. It includes the blind mole-rats, bamboo rats, ...
.
It contains the following species:
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Ankole African mole-rat (''T. ankoliae'')
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Mianzini African mole-rat (''T. annectens'')
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Aberdare Mountains African mole-rat (''T. 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 ...
(''T. daemon'')
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Kenyan African mole-rat (''T. ibeanus'')
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Big-headed African mole-rat (''T. macrocephalus'')
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Navivasha African mole-rat (''T. naivashae'')
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King African mole-rat (''T. rex'')
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Rwanda African mole-rat (''T. ruandae'')
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Rudd's African mole-rat (''T. ruddi'')
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Embi African mole-rat (''T. spalacinus'')
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Northeast African mole-rat (''T. splendens'')
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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 East African mole-rat has been split into the following species:
* Northeast African mole-rat, ''Tachyoryctes splendens''
* Ankole African mole-rat, ''Tachyoryctes ankoliae''
* Mianzini African mole-rat, ''Tachyoryctes annectens''
* Aberdare Mou ...
, in which case ''T. splendens'' is used for the entire group. This taxonomy is followed by the
IUCN Red List
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol ...
.
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Eduard Rüppell
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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