Naivasha Mole Rat

The rodent subfamily Rhizomyinae includes the Asian bamboo rats and certain of the African mole-rats. The subfamily is grouped with the Spalacinae and the Myospalacinae into a family of fossorial muroid rodents basal to the other Muroidea.
The group includes 17 species classified in three genera and two tribes:

Subfamily Rhizomyinae
Tribe Rhizomyini - Bamboo rats
Genus Rhizomys
Hoary bamboo rat, Rhizomys pruinosus
Chinese bamboo rat, Rhizomys sinensis
Large bamboo rat, Rhizomys sumatrensis
Genus Cannomys
Lesser bamboo rat, Cannomys badius
Tribe Tachyoryctini
Genus Tachyoryctes - African mole-rats
Ankole African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes ankoliae
Mianzini African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes annectens
Aberdare Mountains African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes audax
Demon African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes daemon
Kenyan African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes ibeanus
Big-headed African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes macrocephalus
Navivasha African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes naivashae
King African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes rex
Rwanda African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes ruandae
Rudd's African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes ruddi
Embi African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes spalacinus
Northeast African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes splendens
Storey's African mole...