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Thryonomyidae
| Thryonomyidae | |
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| Greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Parvorder: | Phiomorpha |
| Family: | Thryonomyidae Pocock, 1922 |
| Genera | |
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1 living and many extinct, see text | |
Thryonomyidae is a family of hystricognath rodents that contains the cane rats (Thryonomys) found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and a number of fossil genera.
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