Thryonomyidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Ordo: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohort: Theria
Cohort: Eutheria
Cohort: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Hystricomorpha
Infraordo: Hystricognathi
Infraordo: Phiomorpha

Familia: Thryonomyidae
Genus: Thryonomys
Name

Thryonomyidae Pocock, 1922
Vernacular names
čeština: řekomyšovití
English: Cane rats
References

Thryonomyidae in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Thryonomyidae is a family of hystricognath rodents that contains the cane rats (Thryomys) 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]
References

Lopez Antonanzas, R. (2004). "Systematics and phylogeny of the cane rats (Rodentia: Thryonomyidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 142 (3): 423–444. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00136.x. hdl:10261/44218.
van der Geer, Alexandra; Lyras, George; de Vos, John (2011). Evolution of Island Mammals: Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands. Wiley. p. 183. ISBN 9781119675747.
Sallam, H.M.; Seiffert, E.R. (2019). "Revision of Oligocene 'Paraphiomys' and an origin for crown Thryonomyoidea (Rodentia: Hystricognathi: Phiomorpha) near the Oligocene–Miocene boundary in Africa". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (1): 352–371. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz148.

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