Thryonomyidae is a family of hystricognath rodents that contains the cane rats (Thryonomys) found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and a number of fossil...

porcupine, Trichys fasciculata Parvorder Phiomorpha sensu stricto Family Thryonomyidae: cane rats Family Petromuridae: Dassie rats Family Bathyergidae: African...

throughout Africa south of the Sahara, the only members of the family Thryonomyidae. They are eaten in some African countries and are a pest species on...

Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) Petromuridae (dassie rat, monotypic taxon) Thryonomyidae (cane rats) Abrocomidae (chinchilla rats) Capromyidae (hutias) Caviidae...

Hystricidae: Old World porcupines Family Petromuridae: dassie rat Family Thryonomyidae: cane rats Parvorder Caviomorpha Superfamily Erethizontoidea Family...

this infraorder is controversial. At its core lie the extant families Thryonomyidae, Petromuridae, and Bathyergidae and their extinct relatives. The Old...

species, and additionally there are fossil genera formerly of the family Thryonomyidae that were found to belong to this family instead; Apodecter, Tufamys...

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Thryonomyidae Genus: Thryonomys Species: T. swinderianus Binomial name Thryonomys...

cane rat (Thryonomys gregorianus) is a species of rodent in the family Thryonomyidae. It is found in Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia...

Rodents are animals that gnaw with two continuously growing incisors. Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they inhabit every continent except...