Rhizomys: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Spalacidae
- Genus
- Rhizomys
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Rhizomys
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Rhizomys
Rhizomys, also known as bamboo rat, is a genus of rodents in the family Spalacidae. Rhizomys are all stocky burrowers with short, naked tails, and contains the following species:
- Hoary bamboo rat (R. pruinosus)
- Chinese bamboo rat (R. sinensis)
- Large bamboo rat (R. sumatrensis)
Rhizomys in languages:
- Bokmål
- Store Bambusrotter
- Chinese
- 竹鼠屬
- English
- Large Bamboo Rats
- Finnish
- aasianmyllikkäät
- Polish
- bambusowiec
- Thai
- สกุล อ้นใหญ่
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