Tachyoryctes ankoliae
Tachyoryctes annectens
Tachyoryctes audax
Tachyoryctes daemon
Tachyoryctes ibeanus
Tachyoryctes macrocephalus
Tachyoryctes naivashae
Tachyoryctes rex
Tachyoryctes ruandae
Tachyoryctes ruddi
Tachyoryctes spalacinus
Tachyoryctes splendens
Tachyoryctes storeyi
Some authorities place all the species in this genus except T. macrocephalus in one species, the East African mole-rat, in which case T. splendens is used for the entire group. This taxonomy is followed by the IUCN Red List.[2]