Rhizomyinae

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-rat, Tachyoryctes storeyi