large bamboo rat
rodent
Also known as: Rhizomys sumatrensis
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classification of bamboo rat
- In bamboo rat
pruinosus), and the large bamboo rat (R. sumatrensis). All bamboo rats belong to the subfamily Rhyzomyinae, which includes their closest living relatives, the African mole rats (genus Tachyoryctes). Subfamily Rhyzomyinae is classified within the family Muridae (rats and mice) of the order Rodentia. The lineage of today’s Rhizomys…
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