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Tachyoryctes

Tachyoryctes is a genus of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It contains the following species:

  • Ankole mole-rat (T. ankoliae)
  • Mianzini mole-rat (T. annectens)
  • Audacious mole-rat (T. audax)
  • Demon mole-rat (T. daemon)
  • Kenyan African mole-rat (T. ibeanus)
  • Big-headed mole-rat (T. macrocephalus)
  • Naivasha mole-rat (T. naivashae)
  • King mole-rat (T. rex)
  • Ruanda mole-rat (T. ruandae)
  • Rudd's mole-rat (T. ruddi)
  • Embi mole-rat (T. spalacinus)
  • East African mole-rat (T. splendens)
  • 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, T. splendens. This taxonomy is followed by the IUCN Red List.