Tachyoryctes ruandae Lönnberg and Gyldenstolpe 1925

Tachyoryctes ruandae Lönnberg and Gyldenstolpe 1925, Ark. f. Zool., 17B (no. 5): 6.

Type Locality: Rwanda, Mt Muhavura.

Vernacular Names: Rwanda African Mole Rat.

Distribution: E Dem. Rep. Congo (Kivu), Rwanda, and Burundi.

Conservation: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: See Elbl et al. (1966) and Rahm (1967) for distributional and ecological information. Stomach morphology described by Rahm (1976, as splendens) and chromosomal data (2n = 48, FN = 54) reported by Matthey (1967 a).