Rhizomys

<i>Rhizomys</i>

Rhizomys

Genus of rodents

Rhizomys, also known as bamboo rat, is a genus of rodents in the family Spalacidae.[1] Rhizomys are all stocky burrowers with short, naked tails, and contains the following species:

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A bamboo rat from Nagaland, Northeastern India

References

  1. [1]
    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.


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