Species of rodent
| Rwanda African mole-rat |
Conservation status |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
Scientific classification  |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Spalacidae |
| Genus: | Tachyoryctes |
| Species: | T. splendens |
| Binomial name |
Tachyoryctes splendens
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The Rwanda mole-rat (Tachyoryctes splendens) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
Some taxonomic authorities consider it to be conspecific with the East African mole-rat.
References
- ^ Cassola, F. (2017). "Tachyoryctes splendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T21299A22275532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T21299A22275532.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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Myospalacinae
(Zokors) | | Myospalax | - M. myospalax group: False zokor (Myospalax aspalax)
- Siberian zokor (Myospalax myospalax)
- M. psilurus group: Transbaikal zokor (Myospalax psilurus)
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| Eospalax | - Chinese zokor (Eospalax fontanierii)
- Rothschild's zokor (Eospalax rothschildi)
- Smith's zokor (Eospalax smithii)
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| Rhizomyinae | Rhizomys
(Bamboo rats) | - Hoary bamboo rat (Rhizomys pruinosus)
- Chinese bamboo rat (Rhizomys sinensis)
- Large bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis)
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Cannomys
(Bamboo rats) | - Lesser bamboo rat (Cannomys badius)
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Tachyoryctes
(Mole rats) | - Ankole African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes ankoliae)
- Mianzini African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes annectens)
- Aberdare Mountains African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes audax)
- Demon African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes daemon)
- Kenyan African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes ibeanus)
- Big-headed African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus)
- Navivasha African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes naivashae)
- King African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes rex)
- Rwanda African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes ruandae)
- Rudd's African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes ruddi)
- Embi African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes spalacinus)
- East African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes splendens)
- Storey's African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes storeyi)
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Spalacinae
(Blind mole-rats) | | Nannospalax | - Middle East blind mole-rat (Nannospalax ehrenbergi)
- Lesser mole-rat (Nannospalax leucodon)
- Anatolian blind mole-rat (Nannospalax xanthodon)
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| Spalax | - Sandy mole-rat (Spalax arenarius)
- Middle East blind mole-rat (Spalax ehrenbergi)
- Giant mole-rat (Spalax giganteus)
- Balkan mole-rat (Spalax graecus)
- Greater mole-rat (Spalax microphthalmus)
- Munzur mole-rat (Spalax munzuri)
- Kazakhstan blind mole-rat (Spalax uralensis)
- Podolsk mole-rat (Spalax zemni)
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Category |
Taxon identifiers |
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