Biology:Navivasha African mole-rat
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Naivasha African mole-rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Spalacidae |
| Genus: | Tachyoryctes |
| Species: | T. naivashae
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| Binomial name | |
| Tachyoryctes naivashae Thomas, 1909[1]
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The Naivasha African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes naivashae) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, moist savanna, arable land, and pastureland.
Some taxonomic authorities consider it to be conspecific with the East African mole-rat.
References
- ↑ Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13000047.
Wikidata ☰ Q1766975 entry
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