Tachyoryctes is a genus of rodent in the family Spalacidae.It contains the following species: Ankole mole-rat (T. ankoliae) Mianzini mole-rat (T. annectens) Audacious mole-rat (T. audax) Demon mole-rat (T. daemon) Kenyan African mole-rat (T. ibeanus) Big-headed mole-rat (T. macrocephalus) Naivasha mole-rat (T. naivashae) King mole-rat (T. rex) Ruanda mole-rat (T. ruandae) Rudd's mole-rat (T. ruddi) Embi mole-rat (T. spalacinus) East African mole-rat (T. splendens) Storey's African mole-rat (T.