THRYONOMYIDAE, Pocock, 1922

Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Thryonomyidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 331-333 : 330

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6617684
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6617617
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/396E8799-0567-FFAC-DAB0-5662F821FA89
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	THRYONOMYIDAE
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Family THRYONOMYIDAE View in CoL

(CANE RATS)

• large-sized rodents, with stocky bodies covered with spiny hair, short tails and ears, and orange powerful three-grooved upper incisors.

• 50-95 cm. View Figure

• Afrotropical Region. View Figure

• Grassland habitats.

• 1 genus, 2 species, 2 taxa.

• No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Rodentia
SubOrder	Hystricomorpha
InfraOrder	Hystricognathi
Family	Thryonomyidae

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