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    Thryonomyidae is a family of hystricognath rodents that contains the cane rats (Thryonomys) found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and a number of fossil...
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    porcupine, Trichys fasciculata Parvorder Phiomorpha sensu stricto Family Thryonomyidae: cane rats Family Petromuridae: Dassie rats Family Bathyergidae: African...
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    throughout Africa south of the Sahara, the only members of the family Thryonomyidae. They are eaten in some African countries and are a pest species on...
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    Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) Petromuridae (dassie rat, monotypic taxon) Thryonomyidae (cane rats) Abrocomidae (chinchilla rats) Capromyidae (hutias) Caviidae...
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    Hystricidae: Old World porcupines Family Petromuridae: dassie rat Family Thryonomyidae: cane rats Parvorder Caviomorpha Superfamily Erethizontoidea Family...
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    Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Thryonomyidae Genus: Thryonomys Species: T. swinderianus Binomial name Thryonomys...
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    species, and additionally there are fossil genera formerly of the family Thryonomyidae that were found to belong to this family instead; Apodecter, Tufamys...
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    this infraorder is controversial. At its core lie the extant families Thryonomyidae, Petromuridae, and Bathyergidae and their extinct relatives. The Old...
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    (Africa) Family Petromuridae: (1 species) rock dassies (Africa) Family Thryonomyidae: (2 species) cane rats (Africa) Family Erethizontidae: (19 species)...
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    cane rat (Thryonomys gregorianus) is a species of rodent in the family Thryonomyidae. It is found in Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia...
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