Tribe Tachyoryctini
Mammalia - Rodentia - Spalacidae
Alternative spelling: Tachyoryctinae
Parent taxon: Rhizomyinae according to S. J. Steppan et al. 2004
See also Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Brachyrhizomys, Cannomys, Pararhizomys, Prokanisamys, Rhizomyoides, Rhizomys
Subtaxa: Tachyoryctes
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