East African Mole Rat
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| Tachyoryctes splendens (Rüppell, 1835) |
The East African Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes splendens) is a species of rodent in the Spalacidae family. It is found in Ethiopia and Somalia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
[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 splendens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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