Thryonomyidae Temporal range: Oligocene - Recent 23.7–0  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Parvorder:	Phiomorpha
Family:	Thryonomyidae Pocock, 1922
Genera
1 living and many extinct, see text

Thryonomyidae is a family of hystricognath rodents that contains the cane rats (Thryonomys) found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and a number of fossil genera.

Taxonomy

Thryonomyidae was formerly more diverse and widespread, with fossil relatives found in India and Arabia as well. ^[1] The extinct genus Sacaresia from the island of Mallorca off Spain may also be a member of this family, ^[2] though its position remains uncertain.

• Genus † Epiphiomys
  • †Epiphiomys coryndoni
• Genus † Gaudeamus
  • †Gaudeamus aegyptius
• Genus † Kochalia
  • †Kochalia geespei
• Genus † Monamys
  • †Monamys simonsi
• Genus † Neosciuromys
  • †Neosciuromys africanus
• Genus † Paraphiomys
  • †Paraphiomys afarensis
  • †Paraphiomys hopwoodi
  • †Paraphiomys knolli
  • †Paraphiomys occidentalis
  • †Paraphiomys orangeus
  • †Paraphiomys pigotti
  • †Paraphiomys renelavocati
  • †Paraphiomys shipmani
• Genus † Paraulacodus
  • †Paraulacodus indicus
  • †Paraulacodus johanesi
• Genus † Protohummus
  • †Protohummus dango
• Genus † Sacaresia?
  • †Sacaresia moyaeponsi
• Genus Thryonomys
  • Thryonomys gregorianus
  • Thryonomys swinderianus
  • † Thryonomys asakomae

Former fossil members of the family include the genus Apodecter and two species of Paraphiomys (australis and roessneri), which have now been transferred to the related Petromuridae. ^[3]

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