''Diplothrix'' is a genus of two species of rodents in the family Muridae. ''

Diplothrix legata The Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat or Ryukyu rat (''Diplothrix legata'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Diplothrix''. It is found only in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. Its natural habitat i ...

'' occurs in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. ''

Diplothrix yangziensis ''Diplothrix'' is a genus of two species of rodents in the family Muridae. ''Diplothrix legata'' occurs in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. '' Diplothrix yangziensis'' is known only from fossils collected in eastern China, dating to the Early Pleisto ...

'' is known only from fossils collected in eastern China, dating to the Early Pleistocene.

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Rodent genera Mammal genera with one living species Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Muridae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub