Kunsia

Kunsia is the genus of the South American giant rats. It is named for Merle Kuns, a medical researcher who collected specimens of the woolly giant rat while studying rodent disease reservoirs in Bolivia. There are two species: * K. fronto (fossorial giant rat) * K. tomentosus (woolly giant rat)

Kunsia

Kunsia is the genus of the South American giant rats. It is named for Merle Kuns, a medical researcher who collected specimens of the woolly giant rat while studying rodent disease reservoirs in Bolivia. There are two species: * K. fronto (fossorial giant rat) * K. tomentosus (woolly giant rat)