Tachyoryctes naivashae Thomas 1909

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 : 924

Tachyoryctes naivashae Thomas 1909

Tachyoryctes naivashae Thomas 1909 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 4: 547.

Type Locality: S Kenya, Lake Naivasha, 6350 ft (1935 m).

Vernacular Names: Navivasha African Mole Rat.

Distribution: Kenya; recorded from plains S and SW of Lake Naivasha to near the Tanzanian border ( Hollister, 1919); may also occur in N Tanzania.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Considered by Thomas (1909 b:547) to be the smallest in body size of the East African Tachyoryctes and occurring "quite close" to the two largest ( T. annectens and T. storeyi ). "Its small size and flattened skull will readily separate it from any other form" ( Thomas, 1909 b). See Hollister (1919) for notes on habitat and collection localities.