Thryonomyidae is a family of hystricognath rodents that contains the cane rats (Thryonomys) found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and a number of fossil...
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porcupine, Trichys fasciculata Parvorder Phiomorpha sensu stricto Family Thryonomyidae: cane rats Family Petromuridae: Dassie rats Family Bathyergidae: African...
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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...
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Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) Petromuridae (dassie rat, monotypic taxon) Thryonomyidae (cane rats) Abrocomidae (chinchilla rats) Capromyidae (hutias) Caviidae...
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Hystricidae: Old World porcupines Family Petromuridae: dassie rat Family Thryonomyidae: cane rats Parvorder Caviomorpha Superfamily Erethizontoidea Family...
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this infraorder is controversial. At its core lie the extant families Thryonomyidae, Petromuridae, and Bathyergidae and their extinct relatives. The Old...
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(Africa) Family Petromuridae: (1 species) rock dassies (Africa) Family Thryonomyidae: (2 species) cane rats (Africa) Family Erethizontidae: (19 species)...
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species, and additionally there are fossil genera formerly of the family Thryonomyidae that were found to belong to this family instead; Apodecter, Tufamys...
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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Thryonomyidae Genus: Thryonomys Species: T. swinderianus Binomial name Thryonomys...
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†Tufamys †Phiomyidae Acritophiomys Andrewsimys Elwynomys Gaudeamus Phiomys Thryonomyidae †Epiphiomys †Kochalia †Monamys †Neosciuromys †Paraphiomys †Paraulacodus...
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