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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Spalacidae
--> SUBFAMILY Tachyoryctinae
--> GENUS Tachyoryctes
SPECIES Tachyoryctes ruandae
| Author: | Lönnberg and Gyldenstolpe, 1925. | | Citation: | Ark. Zool., 17B(no. 5): 6. | | Common Name: | Rwanda African Mole Rat | | Type Locality: | Rwanda, Mt Muhavura. | | Distribution: | E Dem. Rep. Congo (Kivu), Rwanda, and Burundi. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | See Elbl et al. (1966) and Rahm (1967) for distributional and ecological information. Stomach morphology described by Rahm (1976, as splendens) and chromosomal data (2n = 48, FN = 54) reported by Matthey (1967a). |
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