Psammomys
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| Psammomys Fossil range: Late Pleistocene - Recent |
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Psammomys is a genus of rodent in the Muridae family. It contains the following species:
- Fat Sand Rat (Psammomys obesus)
- Thin Sand Rat (Psammomys vexillaris)
[edit] References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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