Tachyoryctes macrocephalus
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Taxonavigation
[modifica]Taxonavigation: Muroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Spalacidae
Subfamilia: Rhizomyinae
Tribus: Tachyoryctini
Genus: Tachyoryctes
Species: Tachyoryctes macrocephalus
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[modifica]Tachyoryctes macrocephalus (Rüppell, 1842)
- Holotype: SMF 4318, mounted skin with skull inside, collected by Eduard Rüppell in 1841.
- Type locality: “in Wiesentriften in Schoa, in Erdgängen”.
Combinations
[modifica]- Rhizomys macrocephalus Rüppell, 1842: 97 [original combination]
References
[modifica]Primary references
[modifica]- Rüppell, E. 1842. Säugethiere aus der Ordnung der Nager, beobachtet im nordöstlichen Africa. Museum Senckenbergianum 3(2): 91–116. BHL Reference page.