Overview
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Kunsia is the genus of giant rats. There are two South American species, both of which are classified as vulnerable by IUCN:
- K. fronto (Fossorial Giant Rat)
- K. tomentosus (Woolly Giant Rat)
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- Andrew Duff and Ann Lawson (2004). Mammals of the World: A checklist. A & C Black. ISBN 071366021X.
- Musser, Guy G.; Carleton, Michael D. (16 November 2005). "Superfamily Muroidea (pp. 894-1531)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13000683.
Taxonomy
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The Genus Kunsia is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in the Genus Kunsia: K. fronto (Fossorial Giant Rat) · K. tomentosus (Woolly Giant Rat) · K. tomentosus tomentosus (Woolly Giant Rat)
References
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- Andrew Duff and Ann Lawson (2004). Mammals of the World: A checklist. A & C Black. ISBN 071366021X.
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