Petromus
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2021) |
| Petromus | |
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| Dassie rat (Petromus typicus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Petromuridae |
| Genus: | Petromus A. Smith, 1831 |
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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.
Two fossil species are known from the Pliocene, with the oldest being of the Early Pliocene.[1]
References[]
- ^ Sénégas, F. (2004). "A New Species of Petromus (Rodentia, Hystricognatha, Petromuridae) from the Early Pliocene of South Africa and Its Paleoenvironmental Implications". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 24 (3): 757–763.
Categories:
- Hystricognath rodents
- Rodent genera
- Mammal genera with one living species
- Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist)