Parotomys
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| Parotomys Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene - Recent | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Tribe: | Otomyini |
| Genus: | Parotomys Thomas, 1918 |
| Species | |
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Parotomys brantsii | |
Parotomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It contains the following species:
- Brants's Whistling Rat (Parotomys brantsii)
- Littledale's Whistling Rat (Parotomys littledalei)
References
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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