| Thryonomyidae | |
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| Greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Parvorder: | Phiomorpha |
| Family: | Thryonomyidae Pocock, 1922 |
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1 living and many extinct, see text | |
Thryonomyidae is a family of hystricognath rodents that contains the cane rats (Thryonomys) found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and a number of fossil genera.
Taxonomy
Thryonomyidae was formerly more diverse and widespread, with fossil relatives found in India and Arabia as well.1 The extinct genus Sacaresia from the island of Mallorca off Spain may also be a member of this family,2 though its position remains uncertain.
- Genus †Epiphiomys
- †Epiphiomys coryndoni
- Genus †Gaudeamus
- †Gaudeamus aegyptius
- Genus †Kochalia
- †Kochalia geespei
- Genus †Monamys
- †Monamys simonsi
- Genus †Neosciuromys
- †Neosciuromys africanus
- Genus †Paraphiomys
- †Paraphiomys afarensis
- †Paraphiomys hopwoodi
- †Paraphiomys knolli
- †Paraphiomys occidentalis
- †Paraphiomys orangeus
- †Paraphiomys pigotti
- †Paraphiomys renelavocati
- †Paraphiomys shipmani
- Genus †Paraulacodus
- †Paraulacodus indicus
- †Paraulacodus johanesi
- Genus †Protohummus
- †Protohummus dango
- Genus †Sacaresia?
- †Sacaresia moyaeponsi
- Genus Thryonomys
Former fossil members of the family include the genus Apodecter and two species of Paraphiomys (australis and roessneri), which have now been transferred to the related Petromuridae.3
References
References
- Lopez Antonanzas, R. (2004). "Systematics and phylogeny of the cane rats (Rodentia: Thryonomyidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 142 (3): 423–444. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00136.x. hdl:10261/44218.
- van der Geer, Alexandra; Lyras, George; de Vos, John (2011). Evolution of Island Mammals: Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands. Wiley. p. 183. ISBN 9781119675747.
- Sallam, H.M.; Seiffert, E.R. (2019). "Revision of Oligocene 'Paraphiomys' and an origin for crown Thryonomyoidea (Rodentia: Hystricognathi: Phiomorpha) near the Oligocene–Miocene boundary in Africa". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (1): 352–371. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz148.