Rhizomys
Rhizomys is a genus of rodents in the family Spalacidae. They are all stocky burrowers with short, naked tails. Rhizomys contains these species:
- Hoary bamboo rat (R. pruinosus)
- Chinese bamboo rat (R. sinensis)
- Large bamboo rat (R. sumatrensis)
Rhizomys | |
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Chinese bamboo rat, (Rhizomys sinensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Spalacidae |
Tribe: | Rhizomyini |
Genus: | Rhizomys J. E. Gray, 1831 |
Species | |
Rhizomys pruinosus |
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