| Birbalomys Temporal range: Early Eocene–Middle Eocene |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Hystricomorpha |
| Family: | Chapattimyidae |
| Genus: | Birbalomys Sahni & Khare, 1973 |
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Birbalomys is an extinct genus of rodent from Asia.
The 30 centimetres (12 in) long creature has been thought to have been a member of the extant gundi family, but reconstructions of its physical appearance are highly speculative.[1] Some paleontologists consider Birbalomys to be the most primitive true rodent, related to the ancestors of all members of the order Rodentia.