Diplothrix

Diplothrix is a genus of two species of rodents in the family Muridae. Diplothrix legata occurs in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. Diplothrix yangziensis is known only from fossils collected in eastern China, dating to the Early Pleistocene.

Genus of rodents

Diplothrix Temporal range: Early Pleistocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Stuffed specimen of Diplothrix legata. Exhibit in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Tribe:	Rattini
Genus:	Diplothrix Thomas, 1916
Species
Diplothrix legata †Diplothrix yangziensis

Diplothrix is a genus of two species of rodents in the family Muridae. Diplothrix legata occurs in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. Diplothrix yangziensis is known only from fossils collected in eastern China, dating to the Early Pleistocene.^[1]

References

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1. ^ Wang, Yuan; Jin, ChangZhu; Wei, GuangBiao (2009). "First discovery of fossil Diplothrix (Muridae, Rodentia) outside the Ryukyu Islands, Japan". Chinese Science Bulletin. 55 (4–5): 411–417. doi:10.1007/s11434-009-0541-4. ISSN 1001-6538. S2CID 95451530.

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