The audacious mole rat or Aberdare Mountains African mole rat (Tachyoryctes audax) is a species of rodents in the Spalacidae family endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
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