Tachyoryctes
Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Spalacidae
Subfamilia: Rhizomyinae
Tribus: Tachyoryctini
Genus: Tachyoryctes
Species (2 + †2): †T. konjiti – T. macrocephalus – †T. pliocaenicus – T. splendens
Name
editTachyoryctes Rüppell, 1836: 35
- Type species: Bathyergus splendens Rüppell, 1836, by monotypy.
References
editPrimary references
edit- Rüppell, E. 1835–1840. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Säugethiere. Siegmund Schmerber: Frankfurt am Main. 40 pp. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
edit- Beolchini, F. & Corti, M. 2004. The taxonomy of the genus Tachyoryctes: a geometric morphometric approach. Italian Journal of Zoology 71(1): 35–43. DOI: 10.1080/11250000409356548 Reference page.
- Šumbera, R., Krásová, J., Lavrenchenko, L.A., Mengistu, S., Bekele, A., Mikula, O. & Bryja, J. 2018. Ethiopian highlands as a cradle of the African fossorial root-rats (genus Tachyoryctes), the genetic evidence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 126: 105–115. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.003 Reference page.
Vernacular names
editEnglish: African Mole Rats