Tachyoryctes macrocephalus
(Rüppell, 1842)
Giant Root Rat
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
Superfamily | : Muroidea |
Family | : Spalacidae |
Subfamily | : Rhizomyinae |
Tribe | : Tachyoryctini |
Genus | : Tachyoryctes |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Rüppell, E. 1842. Säugethiere aus der Ordnung der Nager, beobachtet im nordöstlichen Africa. Museum Senckenbergianum 3(2):91-116.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45886760Original name as described
Rhizomys macrocephalus
Other common names
Big-headed Mole-rat · Giant Mole-rat · Ethiopian African Mole-rat
Type material
SMF:MAMM:4318
Type kind
lectotype
Type locality
Shoa, Ethiopia.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Ethiopia
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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