Thryonomyidae
| Thryonomyidae | |
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| Greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Parvorder: | Phiomorpha |
| Family: | Thryonomyidae Pocock, 1922 |
| Genera | |
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1 living and many extinct, see text | |
Thryonomyidae is a family of hystricognath rodents that contains the cane rats (Thryonomys) found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and a number of fossil genera.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]Thryonomyidae was formerly more diverse and widespread, with fossil relatives found in India and Arabia as well.[1] The extinct genus Sacaresia from the island of Mallorca off Spain may also be a member of this family,[2] though its position remains uncertain.
- Genus †Epiphiomys
- †Epiphiomys coryndoni
- Genus †Gaudeamus
- †Gaudeamus aegyptius
- Genus †Kochalia
- †Kochalia geespei
- Genus †Monamys
- †Monamys simonsi
- Genus †Neosciuromys
- †Neosciuromys africanus
- Genus †Paraphiomys
- †Paraphiomys afarensis
- †Paraphiomys hopwoodi
- †Paraphiomys knolli
- †Paraphiomys occidentalis
- †Paraphiomys orangeus
- †Paraphiomys pigotti
- †Paraphiomys renelavocati
- †Paraphiomys shipmani
- Genus †Paraulacodus
- †Paraulacodus indicus
- †Paraulacodus johanesi
- Genus †Protohummus
- †Protohummus dango
- Genus †Sacaresia?
- †Sacaresia moyaeponsi
- Genus Thryonomys
Former fossil members of the family include the genus Apodecter and two species of Paraphiomys (australis and roessneri), which have now been transferred to the related Petromuridae.[3]
References
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