Petromus

Petromus is a genus of hystricognath rodents that contains the dassie rat (Petromus typicus) of southwestern Africa, the only extant member of this group and the entire family Petromuridae.

Petromus
Temporal range: Early Pliocene - Recent
Dassie rat (Petromus typicus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Petromuridae
Genus: Petromus
A. Smith, 1831
Species

Two fossil species are known from the Pliocene, with the oldest being Petromus antiquus of the Early Pliocene.[1]

References

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