• The giant tree-rat (Toromys grandis) is a species in the family Echimyidae, the spiny rats. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Toromys. It is...
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  • red crested tree rat, from Colombia; Thallomys nigricauda, the black-tailed tree rat, from southwestern Africa; Toromys, the giant tree rat, from Brazil;...
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    The Flores giant rat (Papagomys armandvillei) is a rodent of the family Muridae that occurs on the island of Flores in Indonesia. It has been recorded...
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    The red-crested tree-rat or Santa Marta toro (Santamartamys rufodorsalis) is a species of tree-rat found in the monotypic genus Santamartamys in the family...
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    Nutria (redirect from Neutral rat)
    concerted programme by MAFF eradicated them by 1989. However, in 2012, a "giant rat" was killed in County Durham, with authorities suspecting the animal was...
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    sulinus - Southern Atlantic tree-rat Phyllomys thomasi - Giant Atlantic tree-rat Phyllomys unicolor - Short-furred Atlantic tree-rat Genus Santamartamys Santamartamys...
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    Verhoeven's giant rat (Papagomys theodorverhoeveni) is an extinct rat of subfamily Murinae that lived on Flores in Indonesia. It was judged to be extinct...
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  • The Giant Rat of Sumatra is a fictional giant rat, first mentioned by Arthur Conan Doyle in "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire". As part of the tale...
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    The giant Atlantic tree-rat (Phyllomys thomasi) is a spiny rat species from Brazil. It is endemic to São Sebastião Island off the coast of São Paulo State...
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    The Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika), locally known as the vika, is a giant arboreal species of rodent in the family Muridae. The rat was discovered in...
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    The giant pouched rats (genus Cricetomys) of sub-Saharan Africa are large muroid rodents. Their head and body lengths range from 25–45 cm (10–17.5 in)...
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    pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), also commonly known as the African giant pouched rat, is a species of nocturnal pouched rat of the giant pouched rat genus...
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    The Malagasy giant rat (Hypogeomys antimena), also known as the votsotsa or votsovotsa, is a nesomyid rodent found only in the Menabe region of Madagascar...
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    Yuri L. R. (2014). "Unexpected phylogenetic relationships of the painted tree rat Callistomys pictus (Rodentia: Echimyidae)" (PDF). Natureza on Line. 12:...
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    [citation needed] The giant rat was herbivorous and terrestrial, with some digging skills and the ability to climb trees. The giant rat had an estimated typical...
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    The northern Luzon giant cloud rat (Phloeomys pallidus) or northern Luzon slender-tailed cloud rat, also known as bu-ot in Filipino, is a large species...
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    The painted tree-rat (Callistomys pictus) is a species of spiny rat from Brazil, restricted to north-eastern Bahia in eastern Brazil. It is the only species...
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    The southern giant slender-tailed cloud rat or southern Luzon giant cloud rat (Phloeomys cumingi), also known as bugkon in Filipino, is a vulnerable species...
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  • Pennatomys nivalis Desmarest's hutia Insular cave rat Puerto Rican hutia Verhoeven's giant tree rat Extinct rodents – all periods Prehistoric rodents...
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  • The mimic tree rat, rock-dwelling giant rat, or rock-dwelling rat (Xenuromys barbatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in West Papua...
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    The Tenerife giant rat (Canariomys bravoi) is an extinct species of rodent endemic to the island of Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands, Spain...
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    The giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) is an endangered species of heteromyid rodent endemic to California. The giant kangaroo rat, is the largest...
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  • trefoil-toothed giant rat Genus Lenothrix - gray tree rat Genus Leopoldamys - long-tailed giant rat Genus Leporillus - stick-nest rat Genus Leptomys Genus...
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    The southern giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is distributed in the savannah of East and Southern...
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  • The Sulawesi giant rat (Paruromys dominator) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is monotypic in the genus Paruromys. The species is endemic...
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  • Lund's Atlantic tree-rat, (Phyllomys lundi), is a spiny rat species found in Brazil. The Atlantic Tree Rat thrives in a broad-leaf evergreen rain forest...
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    giant rat, Papagomys armandvillei Verhoeven's giant tree rat, Papagomys theodorverhoeveni † Genus Paruromys (Sulawesian giant rat) Sulawesi giant rat...
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    The Polynesian rat, Pacific rat or little rat (Rattus exulans), known to the Māori as kiore, is the third most widespread species of rat in the world behind...
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    rats), Crateromys (bushy-tailed cloud rats), Musseromys (Luzon tree mice), and Phloeomys (giant cloud rats). They range in size from as large as 50 cm (20 in)...
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  • The Pará spiny tree rat (Mesomys stimulax) or Surinam spiny tree rat, is a spiny rat species found in Brazil. Patton, J.; Percequillo, A.; Catzeflis,...
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