Tachyoryctes
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 (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)
| Tachyoryctes Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Recent | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.