East African mole-rat has been split into the following species: Northeast African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes splendens 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 Navivasha African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes naivashae King African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes rex Rwanda African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes ruandae Embi African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes spalacinus Storey's African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes storeyi