Storey's African mole-rat

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.

Storey's African mole-rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Spalacidae
Genus: Tachyoryctes
Species:
T. storeyi
Binomial name
Tachyoryctes storeyi
Thomas, 1909[1]

Some taxonomic authorities consider it to be conspecific with the East African mole-rat.

References edit

  1. ^ 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.