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Tachyoryctes macrocephalus (Ethiopian african mole rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Spalacidae

Taxonomy
Tachyoryctes macrocephalus was named by Rüppell (1842). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Tachyoryctes macrocephalus Rüppell
2005Tachyoryctes macrocephalus Wilson and Reeder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
familySpalacidae
subfamilyRhizomyinae(Miller and Gidley 1918)
tribeTachyoryctini
genusTachyoryctesRüppell 1835
speciesmacrocephalusRüppell 1842

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tachyoryctes macrocephalus Rüppell 1842 [Ethiopian african mole rat]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialg
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 11:11:28
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:56:32
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Stein 2000, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available