Thryonomyidae
Thryonomyidae
Family of rodents
Thryonomyidae is a family of hystricognath rodents that contains the cane rats (Thryonomys) found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and a number of fossil genera.
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| Thryonomyidae | |
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| Greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Parvorder: | Phiomorpha |
| Family: | Thryonomyidae Pocock, 1922 |
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1 living and many extinct, see text | |
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Thryonomyidae was formerly more diverse and widespread, with fossil relatives found in India and Arabia as well.[1] The extinct genus Sacaresia from the island of Mallorca off Spain may also be a member of this family,[2] though its position remains uncertain.
- Genus †Epiphiomys
- †Epiphiomys coryndoni
- Genus †Gaudeamus
- †Gaudeamus aegyptius
- Genus †Kochalia
- †Kochalia geespei
- Genus †Monamys
- †Monamys simonsi
- Genus †Neosciuromys
- †Neosciuromys africanus
- Genus †Paraphiomys
- †Paraphiomys afarensis
- †Paraphiomys hopwoodi
- †Paraphiomys knolli
- †Paraphiomys occidentalis
- †Paraphiomys orangeus
- †Paraphiomys pigotti
- †Paraphiomys renelavocati
- †Paraphiomys shipmani
- Genus †Paraulacodus
- †Paraulacodus indicus
- †Paraulacodus johanesi
- Genus †Protohummus
- †Protohummus dango
- Genus †Sacaresia?
- †Sacaresia moyaeponsi
- Genus Thryonomys
- Thryonomys gregorianus
- Thryonomys swinderianus
- †Thryonomys asakomae
Former fossil members of the family include the genus Apodecter and two species of Paraphiomys (australis and roessneri), which have now been transferred to the related Petromuridae.[3]
- Lopez Antonanzas, R. (2004). "Systematics and phylogeny of the cane rats (Rodentia: Thryonomyidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 142 (3): 423–444. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00136.x. hdl:10261/44218.
- van der Geer, Alexandra; Lyras, George; de Vos, John (2011). Evolution of Island Mammals: Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands. Wiley. p. 183. ISBN 9781119675747.
- Sallam, H.M.; Seiffert, E.R. (2019). "Revision of Oligocene 'Paraphiomys' and an origin for crown Thryonomyoidea (Rodentia: Hystricognathi: Phiomorpha) near the Oligocene–Miocene boundary in Africa". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (1): 352–371. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz148.
