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Encyclopedia > Zyzomys
Zyzomys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Sublass: Eutheria
Order: Rodentia
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Zyzomys
Species

Zyzomys argurus
Zyzomys maini
Zyzomys palatilis
Zyzomys penduculatus
Zyzomys woodwardi


Zyzomys is a genus of rodents with unusually thick, long tails. Five species of the genus are known in Australia, where they are called rock rats or thick-tailed rats.

  • FAMILY MURIDAE
    • Subfamily Murinae
      • Genus Zyzomys
        • Common Rock Rat, Zyzomys argurus
        • Arnhem Land Rock Rat, Zyzomys maini
        • Carpentarian Rock Rat, Zyzomys palatilis
        • Central Rock Rat, Zyzomys penduculatus
        • Kimberley Rock Rat, Zyzomys woodwardi
      • (Many other genera)
    • (Many other subfamilies)

External links

  • Walker's "Mammals of the world" (http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walkers_mammals_of_the_world/rodentia/rodentia.muridae.zyzomys.html)

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Zyzomys - definition of Zyzomys in Encyclopedia (65 words)
Zyzomys is a genus of rodents with unusually thick, long tails.
Five species of the genus are known in Australia, where they are called rock rats or thick-tailed rats.
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