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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)

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