Thryonomyidae

Thryonomyidae; Temporal range: Oligocene - Recent; 23.7–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Parvorder:	Phiomorpha
Family:	Thryonomyidae; Pocock, 1922
Genera
	1 living and many extinct, see text

Thryonomyidae is a family of hystricognath rodents that contains the cane rats (Thryonomys) found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and a number of fossil genera.

Taxonomy

Thryonomyidae was formerly more diverse and widespread, with fossil relatives found in India and Arabia as well.^[1] The extinct genus Sacaresia from the island of Mallorca off Spain may also be a member of this family,^[2] though its position remains uncertain.

Genus †Epiphiomys
- †Epiphiomys coryndoni
Genus †Gaudeamus
- †Gaudeamus aegyptius
Genus †Kochalia
- †Kochalia geespei
Genus †Monamys
- †Monamys simonsi
Genus †Neosciuromys
- †Neosciuromys africanus
Genus †Paraphiomys
- †Paraphiomys afarensis
- †Paraphiomys hopwoodi
- †Paraphiomys knolli
- †Paraphiomys occidentalis
- †Paraphiomys orangeus
- †Paraphiomys pigotti
- †Paraphiomys renelavocati
- †Paraphiomys shipmani
Genus †Paraulacodus
- †Paraulacodus indicus
- †Paraulacodus johanesi
Genus †Protohummus
- †Protohummus dango
Genus †Sacaresia?
- †Sacaresia moyaeponsi
Genus Thryonomys
- Thryonomys gregorianus
- Thryonomys swinderianus
- †Thryonomys asakomae

Former fossil members of the family include the genus Apodecter and two species of Paraphiomys (australis and roessneri), which have now been transferred to the related Petromuridae.^[3]

References

^ Lopez Antonanzas, R. (2004). "Systematics and phylogeny of the cane rats (Rodentia: Thryonomyidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 142 (3): 423–444. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00136.x. hdl:10261/44218.
^ van der Geer, Alexandra; Lyras, George; de Vos, John (2011). Evolution of Island Mammals: Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands. Wiley. p. 183. ISBN 9781119675747.
^ Sallam, H.M.; Seiffert, E.R. (2019). "Revision of Oligocene 'Paraphiomys' and an origin for crown Thryonomyoidea (Rodentia: Hystricognathi: Phiomorpha) near the Oligocene–Miocene boundary in Africa". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (1): 352–371. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz148.

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[1] Lopez Antonanzas, R. (2004). "Systematics and phylogeny of the cane rats (Rodentia: Thryonomyidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 142 (3): 423–444. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00136.x. hdl:10261/44218.

[2] van der Geer, Alexandra; Lyras, George; de Vos, John (2011). Evolution of Island Mammals: Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands. Wiley. p. 183. ISBN 9781119675747.

[3] Sallam, H.M.; Seiffert, E.R. (2019). "Revision of Oligocene 'Paraphiomys' and an origin for crown Thryonomyoidea (Rodentia: Hystricognathi: Phiomorpha) near the Oligocene–Miocene boundary in Africa". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (1): 352–371. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz148.

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