Storey's African mole-rat
Storey's African mole-rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Spalacidae |
Genus: | Tachyoryctes |
Species: | T. storeyi
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Binomial name | |
Tachyoryctes storeyi |
Storey's African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes storeyi) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Some taxonomic authorities consider it to be conspecific with the East African mole-rat.
References[]
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Mammals of Kenya
- Tachyoryctes
- Endemic fauna of Kenya
- Mammals described in 1909
- Muroid rodent stubs