Kunsia

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)
  • References

  • Andrew Duff and Ann Lawson (2004). Mammals of the World: A checklist. A & C Black. ISBN 071366021X. 
  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. 
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