Tachyoryctes audax Thomas 1910

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Spalacidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 907-926 : 907

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scientific name	Tachyoryctes audax Thomas 1910
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Tachyoryctes audax Thomas 1910 View in CoL

Tachyoryctes audax Thomas 1910 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 5: 421.

Type Locality: Kenya, summit of Aberdare Range, 10,000 ft (3048 m).

Vernacular Names: Aberdare Mountains African Mole Rat.

Distribution: Kenya, Aberdare Range, 2775-3200 m ( Hollister, 1919).

Conservation: IUCN - Vulnerable.

Discussion: A smaller-bodied and paler-furred relative of T. rex , which is endemic to high altitudes on Mt Kenya ( Hollister, 1919).

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Rodentia
Family	Spalacidae
Genus	Tachyoryctes

Tachyoryctes audax Thomas 1910

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005

2005

Tachyoryctes audax

Thomas 1910: 421

1910

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