What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Northeast african mole rat been recorded?

Tachyoryctes splendens occurrence evidence comes from 101 records in 6 countries and territories, from 1911 to 1996. Most records come from Ethiopia.

Northeast african mole rat
Northeast african mole rat — Photo (display-sized rendition): Rüppell, Eduard, 1794-1884 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
MammaliaRodentiaSpalacidaeTachyoryctes

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

101 records across 6 countries and territories, 1911–1996.

Tachyoryctes splendens · GBIF taxon key 2438337

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: March.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

historical describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19111996

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Northeast african mole rat has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Northeast african mole rat. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Ethiopia 58
Kenya 26
Uganda 14
Burundi 1
DR Congo 1
Tanzania 1
Record pattern: historical
Historical records with no recent record in the covered source. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.