''Nesokia'' 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 na ...

in the family

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae come ...

endemic to

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and

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known as the short-tailed bandicoot rats.

Species

Genus ''Nesokia'' - short-tailed bandicoot rats: *

Short-tailed bandicoot rat The short-tailed bandicoot rat (''Nesokia indica'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Other common names include short-tailed mole-rat, Indian bandicoot, bandicoot-rat, flat-tooth rat and short-tailed nesokia. Characteristics The sh ...

(''Nesokia indica'')

Gray Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed o ...

, 1842 *

Bunn's short-tailed bandicoot rat Bunn's short-tailed bandicoot rat (''Nesokia bunnii'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the marshes of southeastern Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, ک� ...

(''Nesokia bunnii'') (Khajuria, 1981)

References

* Rodent genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub