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)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Rhizomys is referenced by 408 other articles, and connects out to Sigmodontinae, Gerbillinae and Arvicolinae.
It is catalogued under topics including Rhizomys, Rodent genera and Taxa named by John Edward Gray.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rhizomyinae
- Image
- Rhizomys sumatrensis cinereus - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria - Genoa, Italy - DSC02846.JPG
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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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