Tachyoryctes macrocephalus

Tachyoryctes macrocephalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Spalacidae
Subfamilia: Rhizomyinae
Tribus: Tachyoryctini
Genus: Tachyoryctes
Species: Tachyoryctes macrocephalus

Name

Tachyoryctes macrocephalus (Rüppell, 1842)

• Holotype: SMF 4318, mounted skin with skull inside, collected by Eduard Rüppell in 1841.
• Type locality: “in Wiesentriften in Schoa, in Erdgängen”.

Combinations

• Rhizomys macrocephalus Rüppell, 1842: 97 [Original combination]

References

Primary references

• Rüppell, E. 1842. Säugethiere aus der Ordnung der Nager, beobachtet im nordöstlichen Africa. Museum Senckenbergianum 3(2): 91–116. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Giant Root Rat