Canariomys
Canariomys is an extinct genus of rodents (Old World rats and mice) that once existed on the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. These giant rats could reach a weight of about 1 kg. The species was a herbivore; its diet was based on plant materials, probably soft vegetables as some roots, ferns, berries, but not grass. Two species are currently recognized:
* Tenerife giant rat, Canariomys bravoi (Tenerife, Pleistocene)
* Gran Canaria giant rat, Canariomys tamarani (Gran Canaria, Holocene)
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Canariomys
Canariomys is an extinct genus of rodents (Old World rats and mice) that once existed on the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. These giant rats could reach a weight of about 1 kg. The species was a herbivore; its diet was based on plant materials, probably soft vegetables as some roots, ferns, berries, but not grass. Two species are currently recognized:
* Tenerife giant rat, Canariomys bravoi (Tenerife, Pleistocene)
* Gran Canaria giant rat, Canariomys tamarani (Gran Canaria, Holocene)
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Canariomys es un género extint ...... te de Gran Canaria (Holoceno).
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Canariomys is an extinct genus ...... arani (Gran Canaria, Holocene)
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Canariomys is een uitgestorven ...... arani (Gran Canaria; Holoceen)
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CanariomysFichier:Canariomys b ...... 'Holocène de la Grande Canarie
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Die Kanarischen Riesenratten ( ...... sterben der Art herbeiführten.
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島鼠屬(Canariomys),哺乳綱、囓齒目、鼠科的一屬, ...... 种予以确认:
* 特内里费巨鼠。
* 大加那利巨鼠。
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726,210,032
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Pleistocene to Recent
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Crusafont Pairó & Petter, 1964 / Lopez-Martinez & López-Jurado, L. F.
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Tenerife giant rat, Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre
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Canariomys bravoi and Canariomys tamarani
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Canariomys es un género extint ...... te de Gran Canaria (Holoceno).
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Canariomys is an extinct genus ...... arani (Gran Canaria, Holocene)
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Canariomys is een uitgestorven ...... ani aan Arvicanthis en Rattus.
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CanariomysFichier:Canariomys b ...... 'Holocène de la Grande Canarie
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Die Kanarischen Riesenratten ( ...... marani auf Gran Canaria lebte.
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島鼠屬(Canariomys),哺乳綱、囓齒目、鼠科的一屬, ...... 种予以确认:
* 特内里费巨鼠。
* 大加那利巨鼠。
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Canariomys
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Canariomys
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Canariomys
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Canariomys
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Kanarische Riesenratten
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島鼠屬
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Canariomys
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