Tachyoryctes Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Recent |
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Tachyoryctes splendens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Spalacidae |
Subfamily: | Tachyoryctinae |
Genus: |
Tachyoryctes Rüppell, 1835 |
Species | |
Tachyoryctes ankoliae |
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Synonyms | |
Chrysomys Gray, 1843 |
Tachyoryctes ankoliae
Tachyoryctes annectens
Tachyoryctes audax
Tachyoryctes daemon
Tachyoryctes ibeanus
Tachyoryctes macrocephalus
Tachyoryctes naivashae
Tachyoryctes rex
Tachyoryctes ruandae
Tachyoryctes ruddi
Tachyoryctes spalacinus
Tachyoryctes splendens
Tachyoryctes storeyi
Chrysomys Gray, 1843
Tachyoryctes is a genus of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It contains the following species:
Some authorities place all the species in this genus except T. macrocephalus in one species, the East African mole-rat, T. splendens. This taxonomy is followed by the IUCN Red List.