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Bamboo rats vary in size, from the lesser bamboo rat, which is typically 15 to 25 cm (5.9 to 9.8 in) long (head and body: tail length is 6–8 cm (2.4–3.1 in)), and weighs from 500 to 750 g (18 to 26 oz), to the Sumatra bamboo rat, which can reach lengths of nearly 50 cm (20 in) with a 20 cm (7.9 in) tail, and weighs up to 4 kg (8.8 lb).
The large bamboo rat, Sumatran rat, or Indomalayan rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is one of four species of bamboo rat. Individuals can reach lengths of nearly 50 cm (20 in) with a 20 cm (7.9 in) tail, and weigh up ...
A bamboo rat from Nagaland, Northeastern India. 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)
Tribe Rhizomyini - bamboo rats Genus Rhizomys. Hoary bamboo rat, R. pruinosus; Chinese bamboo rat, R. sinensis; Large bamboo rat, R. sumatrensis; Genus Cannomys. Lesser bamboo rat, C. badius †Genus Brachyrhizomys (Miocene to Pleistocene) Tribe Tachyoryctini. Genus Tachyoryctes - African mole-rats Ankole African mole-rat, T. ankoliae
The rodent subfamily Rhizomyinae includes the Asian bamboo rats and certain of the African mole-rats.The subfamily is grouped with the Spalacinae and the Myospalacinae into a family of fossorial muroid rodents basal to the other Muroidea.
The smuggling of wild animals is one of the largest black markets in the world. ... including corn snakes and red bamboo rat snakes; 15 birds, such as the bird of paradise and parrots; 7 monitors ...
All four bamboo rat species in the world are found in China: the Chinese bamboo rat south of the Yangtze, hoary bamboo rat in southwest China, large bamboo rat in Xishuangbanna in southern Yunnan and lesser bamboo rat and western Yunnan. The large bamboo rat can weigh as much as 5 kg. The flesh of the bamboo rat is rich in protein and low in ...
A woman who wanted to enjoy some chicken at Buffalo Wild Wings got a surprise instead when a huge rat dropped from the ceiling and onto her menu.