Naivasha Mole Rat

Naivasha Mole Rat
Naivasha Mole Rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Spalacidae
Genus: Tachyoryctes
Species: T. naivashae
Binomial name
Tachyoryctes naivashae
Thomas, 1909

The Naivasha Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes naivashae) is a species of rodent in the Spalacidae family. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, moist savanna, arable land, and pastureland.

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., Corti, M. & Agwanda, B. 2004. Tachyoryctes naivashae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.