Fossorial giant rat

Fossorial giant rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Kunsia
Species: K. fronto
Binomial name
Kunsia fronto
(Winge, 1887)

The fossorial giant rat (Kunsia fronto) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found in Argentina and Brazil. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

References

  1. Pardinas, U., D'Elia, G., Teta, P. & Patterson, B. (2008). "Kunsia fronto". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 Feb 2011.
  2. Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1122. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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