Rhizomys
Sign in to savethumb|right|A bamboo rat from Nagaland, [[Northeastern India]] Rhizomys, also known as bamboo rat, is a genus of rodents in the family Spalacidae. Rhizomys are all stocky burrowers with short, naked tails, and contains the following species: Hoary bamboo rat (R. pruinosus) Chinese bamboo rat (R. sinensis) Large bamboo rat (R. sumatrensis)
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilySpalacidae
Rhizomys est un genre de rongeurs de la famille des spalacidés comprenant 3 espèces de « rats des bambous » .
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 28
- Family
- Spalacidae
- Collections
- USNM, UAM, FMNH, NHMUK, ASNHC, YPM
- Recorded in
- India, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Nepal, Burma, Russia, Thailand
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thumb|right|A bamboo rat from Nagaland, [[Northeastern India]] Rhizomys, also known as bamboo rat, is a genus of rodents in the family Spalacidae. Rhizomys are all stocky burrowers with short, naked tails, and contains the following species: Hoary bamboo rat (R. pruinosus) Chinese bamboo rat (R. sinensis) Large bamboo rat (R. sumatrensis)
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