Rhizomys

Rhizomys, also known as bamboo rat, is a genus of rodents in the family Spalacidae.^[1] Rhizomys are all stocky burrowers with short, naked tails, and contains the following species:

• Hoary bamboo rat (R. pruinosus)
• Chinese bamboo rat (R. sinensis)
• Large bamboo rat (R. sumatrensis)

Rhizomys
Chinese bamboo rat, (Rhizomys sinensis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Spalacidae
Tribe:	Rhizomyini
Genus:	Rhizomys J. E. Gray, 1831
Type species
Rhizomys sinensis
Species
Rhizomys pruinosus Rhizomys sinensis Rhizomys sumatrensis

A bamboo rat from Nagaland, Northeastern India

References

1. Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.