''Thallomys'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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 endemic to
Africa
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.
It contains four species:
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Loring's rat (''Thallomys loringi'')
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Black-tailed tree rat (''Thallomys nigricauda'')
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Acacia rat
The acacia rat (''Thallomys paedulcus''), or black-tailed tree rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is a small arboreal rodent that is extensively dependent on Acacia trees.
It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Co ...
(''Thallomys paedulcus'')
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Shortridge's rat (''Thallomys shortridgei'')
References
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Rodent genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas