PETROMURIDAE, Tullberg, 1899

Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Petromuridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 336-337 : 336

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6617670
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6617584
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/896FA836-FFB6-FFC0-FD86-FDECF836C448
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scientific name	PETROMURIDAE
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Family PETROMURIDAE View in CoL

(NOKI)

• Medium-sized rodent, with long pelage, short limbs, hairy long tail, large eyes, rounded ears, and yellowish non-grooved upper incisors.

• 25-40 cm. View Figure

• Afrotropical Region. View Figure

• Rocky arid habitats.

• 1 genus, 1 species, 1 taxon.

• 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	Petromuridae

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