Rudd's African mole-rat

Rudd's mole-rat (Tachyoryctes ruddi) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in Kenya and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest.

Rudd's mole-rat
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Spalacidae
Genus: Tachyoryctes
Species:
T. ruddi
Binomial name
Tachyoryctes ruddi
Thomas, 1909

Some taxonomic authorities consider it to be conspecific with the East African mole-rat.

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