Chapattimyidae is an extinct family of

rodent 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 na ...

from

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

. According to

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, it contains two subfamilies and six unplaced genera. * Subfamily Baluchimyinae Flynn et al. 1986 ** '' Asterattus'' Flynn and Cheema 1994 ** '' Baluchimys'' Flynn et al. 1986 ** '' Lindsaya'' Flynn et al. 1986 ** '' Lophibaluchia'' Flynn et al. 1986 ** '' Wakkamys'' Flynn et al. 1986 ** '' Zindapiria'' Flynn and Cheema 1994 * Subfamily Chapattimyinae Averianov 1996 ** '' Khodzhentia'' Averianov 1996 ** '' Terrarboreus'' Shevyreva 1971 * Unplaced genera ** '' Basalomys'' Hartenberger 1982 ** ''

Birbalomys ''Birbalomys'' is an extinct genus of rodent from Asia. The long creature has been thought to have been a member of the extant gundi family, but reconstructions of its physical appearance are highly speculative. Birbalomys have a definite likene ...

'' Sahni and Khare 1973 ** '' Chapattimys'' Hussain et al. 1978 ** '' Gumbatomys'' Hartenberger 1982 ** '' Kazygurtia'' Nessov 1987 ** '' Subathumys'' Gupta and Kumar 2015

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Eocene mammals of Asia Eocene rodents Prehistoric rodent families {{paleo-rodent-stub