Tachyoryctes
Genus of rodents From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Genus of rodents From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tachyoryctes is a genus of rodent in the family Spalacidae.[1] It contains the following species:
| Tachyoryctes Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Recent | |
|---|---|
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| 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.[2]
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