Biology:Thallomys
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Short description: Genus of rodents
Thallomys | |
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Black-tailed tree rat (Thallomys nigricauda) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Arvicanthini |
Genus: | Thallomys Thomas, 1920 |
Type species | |
Mus nigricauda Thomas, 1882
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Species | |
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Thallomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa.[1] It contains four species:
- Loring's rat (Thallomys loringi)
- Black-tailed tree rat (Thallomys nigricauda)
- Acacia rat (Thallomys paedulcus)
- Shortridge's rat (Thallomys shortridgei)
References
- ↑ Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001839.
Wikidata ☰ Q246927 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thallomys.
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