 | Petromuridae is a family of hystricognath rodents that contains the dassie rat (Petromus typicus) of southwestern Africa, the only extant member of this... 2 KB (165 words) - 10:50, 4 January 2023 |
 | Parvorder Phiomorpha sensu stricto Family Thryonomyidae: cane rats Family Petromuridae: Dassie rats Family Bathyergidae: African mole-rats Parvorder Caviomorpha... 26 KB (2,646 words) - 17:05, 23 April 2024 |
 | Heterocephalidae: naked mole-rat Family Hystricidae: Old World porcupines Family Petromuridae: dassie rat Family Thryonomyidae: cane rats Parvorder Caviomorpha Superfamily... 138 KB (14,330 words) - 23:10, 29 April 2024 |
 | is controversial. At its core lie the extant families Thryonomyidae, Petromuridae, and Bathyergidae and their extinct relatives. The Old World porcupines... 5 KB (515 words) - 10:00, 3 December 2023 |
 | (naked mole rats, monotypic taxon) Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) Petromuridae (dassie rat, monotypic taxon) Thryonomyidae (cane rats) Abrocomidae (chinchilla... 4 KB (370 words) - 03:01, 1 March 2023 |
Octodontidae: Aconaemys, a genus in Argentina and Chile Members of the family Petromuridae: Petromus, an African genus often called dassie rats. Members of the... 737 bytes (128 words) - 12:49, 27 November 2021 |
 | outcroppings. It is the only living member of its genus, Petromus, and family, Petromuridae. The name "dassie" means "hyrax" in Afrikaans, and the two animals are... 4 KB (447 words) - 07:25, 29 February 2024 |
 | Family Bathyergidae: (about 21 species) African mole-rats (Africa) Family Petromuridae: (1 species) rock dassies (Africa) Family Thryonomyidae: (2 species)... 76 KB (6,393 words) - 09:25, 9 April 2024 |
 | African hystricognaths in the families Thryonomyidae (cane rats) and Petromuridae (dassie rats). Together these three living families along with their... 15 KB (1,641 words) - 20:56, 27 February 2024 |
 | results, which suggest that the Phiomorpha (as restricted to Bathyergidae, Petromuridae, and Thryonomyidae) are sister taxa to the Caviomorpha. In fact, until... 10 KB (1,096 words) - 14:27, 29 March 2024 |
 | List of rodents (section Family Petromuridae) Rodents are animals that gnaw with two continuously growing incisors. Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they inhabit every continent except... 162 KB (14,968 words) - 03:07, 28 March 2024 |
 | (australis and roessneri), which have now been transferred to the related Petromuridae. Lopez Antonanzas, R. (2004). "Systematics and phylogeny of the cane... 3 KB (259 words) - 07:34, 21 February 2024 |
| 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... 1 KB (77 words) - 18:58, 4 March 2024 |
 | †Diamantomyidae Hystricidae – Old World porcupines †Kenyamyidae †Myophiomyidae Petromuridae – dassie rat †Phiomyidae Thryonomyidae – cane rats Caviomorpha – New... 13 KB (1,146 words) - 09:05, 26 April 2024 |
porcupine Genus Hystrix Genus Trichys - long-tailed porcupine Family Petromuridae Genus Petromus - dassie rat Family Thryonomyidae Genus Thryonomys - cane... 76 KB (6,777 words) - 02:03, 29 January 2024 |
Bathyergidae (Mole-rat) Family Heterocephalidae Family Hystricidae Family Petromuridae Family Thryonomyidae Suborder Myomorpha Family Dipodidae (Jerboa and... 29 KB (2,284 words) - 03:03, 23 November 2023 |
 | 244, 2290-2292. Scott, L., 1990a. Hyrax (Procaviidae) and dassie rat (Petromuridae) middens in palaeoenvironmental studies in Africa, in: Betancourt, J... 59 KB (7,376 words) - 20:11, 9 February 2024 |
eleven species. Thryonomyidae (cane rats). One genus and two species. Petromuridae (dassie rat or noki). One genus and one species. Heterocephalidae (naked... 21 KB (2,679 words) - 13:31, 13 March 2024 |
porcupines) Genus: Hystrix Cape porcupine, Hystrix africaeaustralis LC Family: Petromuridae Genus: Petromus Dassie rat, Petromus typicus LC Family: Thryonomyidae... 32 KB (2,710 words) - 11:26, 1 June 2023 |
 | porcupines) Genus: Hystrix Cape porcupine, Hystrix africaeaustralis LC Family: Petromuridae Genus: Petromus Dassie rat, Petromus typicus LC Family: Thryonomyidae... 37 KB (3,418 words) - 02:54, 30 November 2023 |
Cryptomys damarensis LC Mechow's mole-rat, Cryptomys mechowi LC Family: Petromuridae Genus: Petromus Dassie rat, Petromus typicus LC Suborder: Sciurognathi... 39 KB (3,624 words) - 11:50, 18 July 2023 |