Tachyoryctes (Root Rats)

Genus

Root Rats

Tachyoryctes

2 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Big-headed Mole-rat
EN

Big-headed Mole-rat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tachyoryctes macrocephalus

60–70% · Likely
Demon Mole Rat
LC

Demon Mole Rat

Mammal

Tachyoryctes splendens

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50
Jan
60–70
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Root Rats

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
60–70%
2 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%