King Mole Rat

King Mole Rat

Tachyoryctes rex
Heller, 1910

The King Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes rex) is a species of rodent in the Spalacidae family. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and arable land.

[edit] References

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.
Schlitter, D. & Agwanda, B. 2004. Tachyoryctes rex. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.

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Extant species of family Spalacidae

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Suborder: Myomorpha · Superfamily: Muroidea

Myospalax	M. myospalax group: False Zokor (Myospalax aspalax) · Siberian Zokor (Myospalax myospalax) M. psilurus group: Transbaikal Zokor (Myospalax psilurus)

Eospalax	Chinese Zokor (Eospalax fontanierii) · Rothschild's Zokor (Eospalax rothschildi) · Smith's Zokor (Eospalax smithii)

Rhizomys (Bamboo rats)	Hoary Bamboo Rat (Rhizomys pruinosus) · Chinese Bamboo Rat (Rhizomys sinensis) · Large Bamboo Rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis)

Cannomys (Bamboo rats)	Lesser Bamboo Rat (Cannomys badius)

Tachyoryctes (Mole rats)	Ankole Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes ankoliae) · Mianzini Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes annectens) · Audacious Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes audax) · Demon Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes daemon) · Kenyan African Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes ibeanus) · Big-headed Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus) · Naivasha Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes naivashae) · King Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes rex) · Ruanda Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes ruandae) · Rudd's Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes ruddi) · Embi Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes spalacinus) · East African Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes splendens) · Storey's African Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes storeyi)