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Kenyan African mole rat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Genus
  
Tachyoryctes

Higher classification
  
Tachyoryctes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Spalacidae

Scientific name
  
Tachyoryctes ibeanus

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Tachyoryctes rex, Demon moleā€‘rat, Tachyoryctes, Rodent, Spalacidae

The Kenyan African mole-rat or Kenyan mole-rat (Tachyoryctes ibeanus) is a species of rodents in the family Spalacidae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

Kenyan African mole-rat Wikipedia