Petromus
Sign in to savePetromus is a genus of hystricognath rodents that contains the dassie rat (Petromus typicus) of southwestern Africa, the only extant member of this group and the entire family Petromuridae.
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- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Petromuridae
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- Dassie Rat, crop.jpg
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- Petromus typicus
- taxonomic type
- Dassie rat
- taxon name
- Petromus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Petromus typicus
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Petromus is a genus of hystricognath rodents that contains the dassie rat (Petromus typicus) of southwestern Africa, the only extant member of this group and the entire family Petromuridae.
Two fossil species are known from the Pliocene, with the oldest being Petromus antiquus of the Early Pliocene.
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