Chinese bamboo rat

rodent
Also known as: Rhizomys sinensis

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classification of bamboo rat

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    Rhizomys bamboo rats are the Chinese bamboo rat (R. sinensis), the hoary bamboo rat (R. pruinosus), and the large bamboo rat (R. sumatrensis). All bamboo rats belong to the subfamily Rhyzomyinae, which includes their closest living relatives, the African mole rats (genus Tachyoryctes). Subfamily Rhyzomyinae is classified within the family…

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