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Rock Rat (other)
The term rock rat has been used for several different types of rodents: *Members of the family Muridae: **''Zyzomys'', an Australian genus in the subfamily Murinae **''Aethomys,'' an African genus in the subfamily Murinae *Members of the family Nesomyidae: **''Petromyscus, ''a'' ''southwestern African genus in the subfamily Petromyscinae (though these are more frequently referred to as rock mice) *Members of the family Octodontidae: **''Aconaemys'', a genus in Argentina and Chile *Members of the family Petromuridae: **''Petromus'', an African genus often called dassie rats. *Members of the family Diatomyidae: **''Laonastes'', a genus from Laos See also * Rat Rock (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zyzomys
''Zyzomys'' is a genus of rodents with unusually thick, long tails. Five species of the genus are known in Australia, where they are called rock rats or thick-tailed rats. The genus was classified by Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist. Career Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and subspecies for the first time. He was appoi ... in 1909. Taxonomy There are five known species of rock-rat. The central rock rat (''Zyzomys pedunculatus'') was once believed to be extinct until rediscovered in 1996. * Silver-tailed rock rat, ''Zyzomys argurus'' * Arnhem Land rock rat, ''Zyzomys maini'' * Carpentarian rock rat, ''Zyzomys palatilis'' * Central rock rat, ''Zyzomys pedunculatus'' * Kimberley rock rat, ''Zyzomys woodwardi'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q782897 Rodent genera Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aethomys
''Aethomys'' is a genus of rodent from Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ....CHIMIMBA, CHRISTIAN T., NICO J. DIPPENAAR, and TERENCE J. ROBINSON.Morphometric and morphological delineation of southern African species of Aethomys (Rodentia: Muridae)" Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 67.4 (1999): 501-527. They are commonly referred to as rock rats, bush rats or rock mice. Species *Genus ''Aethomys'' **'' Aethomys bocagei'' – Bocage's rock rat (Thomas, 1904) **'' Aethomys chrysophilus'' – red rock rat (de Winton, 1897) **'' Aethomys granti'' – Grant's rock rat (Wroughton, 1908) **'' Aethomys hindei'' – Hinde's rock rat (Thomas, 1902) **'' Aethomys ineptus'' – Tete Veld aethomys (Thomas & Wroughton, 1908) **'' Aethomys kaiseri'' – Kaiser's rock r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petromyscus
''Petromyscus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is so distinct from other rodents that it is placed as the only genus in subfamily Petromyscinae. In previous classifications, ''Delanymys brooksi'' has also been placed in the subfamily. They are found in southwestern Africa. These animals have a sharp lower point to their V-shaped infraorbital canal. Their molars are intermediate between the ancestral cricetid style tooth and the dendromurine style tooth. The genus contains the following species: * Barbour's rock mouse (''Petromyscus barbouri'') * Pygmy rock mouse (''Petromyscus collinus'') * Brukkaros pygmy rock mouse (''Petromyscus monticularis'') * Shortridge's rock mouse (''Petromyscus shortridgei'') References *Jansa, S. A., S. M. Goodman, and P. K. Tucker. 1999. Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the native rodents of Madagascar (Muridae, Nesomyinae): a test of the single origin hypothesis. Cladistics, 15:253-270. *Jansa, S. A. and M. Weksler. Phy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aconaemys
''Aconaemys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Octodontidae. It contains the following species: * Chilean rock rat (''Aconaemys fuscus'') * Porter's rock rat (''Aconaemys porteri'') * Sage's rock rat Sage's rock rat (''Aconaemys sagei'') is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. It is found in Argentina and possibly Chile. References * Aconaemys Mammals of Argentina Mammals of Chile Mammals described in 1984 Taxa named by O ... (''Aconaemys sagei'') References External links * Rodent genera Mammals described in 1891 Taxa named by Florentino Ameghino Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{rodent-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petromus
''Petromus'' is a genus of hystricognath rodents Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are nat ... 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. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q10804847 Hystricognath rodents Rodent genera Mammal genera with one living species Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laonastes
The Laotian rock rat or ''kha-nyou'' (''Laonastes aenigmamus'', Lao: ຂະຍຸ), sometimes called the "rat-squirrel", is a species of rodent found in the Khammouan region of Laos. The species was first described in a 2005 article by Paulina Jenkins and coauthors, who considered the animal to be so distinct from all living rodents, they placed it in a new family, Laonastidae. It is in the monotypic genus ''Laonastes''. In 2006, the classification of the Laotian rock rat was disputed by Mary Dawson and coauthors. They suggested the rat belongs to the ancient fossil family Diatomyidae, which was thought to have been extinct for 11 million years, since the late Miocene. It would thereby represent a Lazarus species. The animals resemble large, dark rats with hairy, thick tails like those of a squirrel. Their skulls are very distinctive and have features that separate them from all other living mammals. Classification Upon their initial discovery, Jenkins and coauthors (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
