Rock rat

Rock rat

The term rock rat has been used for several different types of rodents:

*Members of the family Muridae:
**The genus "Zyzomys" in the subfamily Murinae
**The genus "Aethomys" in the subfamily Murinae.
*Members of the family Nesomyidae:
**The genus "Petromyscus" in the subfamily Petromyscinae (though these are more frequently referred to as rock mice).
*Members of the family Octodontidae:
**The genus "Aconaemys"
*Members of the family Petromuridae:
**The genus "Petromus", often called dassie rats.
*Members of the family Diatomyidae:
**The genus "Laonastes".


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