Northeast African mole-rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northeast African mole-rat lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tachyoryctes splendens
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Spalacidae

Where does the northeast African mole-rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northeast African mole-rat in 7 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the northeast African mole-rat endangered?

The northeast African mole-rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northeast African mole-rat?

The northeast African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes splendens) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Spalacidae, genus Tachyoryctes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northeast African mole-rat

The northeast African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes splendens) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae and is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, and northwest Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, high-altitude shrubland and grassland. It lives a solitary existence underground and produces a small litter of pups twice a year, in the two rainy seasons. Some taxonomic authorities lump this species, along with a number of others in the genus, in which case the English name East African mole-rat is used.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northeast African mole-rat (revision 1314737885), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1763330 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).