Cremnomys is a genus 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 n ...
in the family
Muridae native to
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It contains the following species:
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Cutch rat
The Cutch rat or Cutch rock-rat (''Cremnomys cutchicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in India, where it is widely distributed in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, and Rajasthan
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(''Cremnomys cutchicus'')
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Elvira rat
The Elvira rat (''Cremnomys elvira'') is a critically endangered species of rodent in the family Muridae. The species was first described by Sir John Ellerman in 1946. It is found only in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India.
Description
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(''Cremnomys elvira'')
References
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Rodent genera
Taxa named by Robert Charles Wroughton
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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