Big-headed Mole Rat
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Tachyoryctes macrocephalus (Rüppell, 1842) |
The Big-headed Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus) is a species of rodent in the Spalacidae family. It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Corti, M. & Lavrenchenko, L. 2004. Tachyoryctes macrocephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.