NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Demon African Mole Rat
Tachyoryctes daemon Thomas, 1909
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tachyoryctes daemon Thomas, 1909
- Name authority
- Thomas, 1909
- Common name
- Demon African Mole Rat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Spalacidae
- Genus
- Tachyoryctes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familySpalacidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyTachyoryctinae Miller & Gidley, 1918
- genusTachyoryctes Rüppell, 1835
- speciesTachyoryctes daemon Thomas, 1909
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tachyoryctes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rudd's African Mole RatTachyoryctes ruddi Thomas, 1909 | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Embi African Mole RatTachyoryctes spalacinus Thomas, 1909 | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Storey's African Mole RatTachyoryctes storeyi Thomas, 1909 | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ruanda Mole RatTachyoryctes ruandae Lönnberg & Gyldenstolpe, 1925 | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ankole African Mole RatTachyoryctes ankoliae Thomas, 1909 | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Big-headed Mole RatTachyoryctes macrocephalus (Rüppell, 1842) | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mianzini African Mole RatTachyoryctes annectens (Thomas, 1891) | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Naivasha Mole RatTachyoryctes naivashae Thomas, 1909 | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| King African Mole RatTachyoryctes rex Heller, 1910 | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| East African Mole RatTachyoryctes splendens (Rüppell, 1835) | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=632764 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:7BG47. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.