Parotomys
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| Parotomys Fossil range: Middle Pleistocene - Recent |
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Parotomys is a genus of rodent in the Muridae family. It contains the following species:
- Brants's Whistling Rat (Parotomys brantsii)
- Littledale's Whistling Rat (Parotomys littledalei)
[edit] References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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