White-tailed rat

White-tailed rat

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Nesomyinae
Genus : Brachytarsomys

Facts about the genus Brachytarsomys, the white-tailed rat

Appearance The White-Tailed Rat is a thickset, mouse-like rodent with soft wooly fur. (Full text)

Of these, Hypogeomys is a large, long-tailed, fawn-coloured rat, with large ears and feet; Nesomys is a red species, with long hair; Brachytarsomys is short-footed and long-tailed, with velvety fawn fur; Hallomys has elongated hind feet, as has also Macrotarsomys; Gymnuromys is naked-tailed; and the several species of Eliurus are dormouse-like. (Full text)

Weighing up to a kilogram, the Giant White-tailed Rat is the same size as a small domestic cat or a rabbit. (Full text)

: In addition, the African wild cat, aardvark and white tailed rat are vulnerable, and the hedgehog, black-footed cat and striped weasel are "rare". (Full text)

Native Rats & Insects: The native mosaic-tailed rat and the white-tailed rat are present at most campsites. (Full text)

The White-Tailed Rat is a thickset, mouse-like rodent with soft wooly fur. (Full text)

Of these, Hypogeomys is a large, long-tailed, fawn-colored rat, with large ears and feet; Nesomys is a red species, with long hair; Brachytarsomys is shortfooted and long-tailed, with velvety fawn fur; Hallomys has elongated hind feet, as has also Macrotarsornys; Gymnuromys is naked-tailed; and the several species of EllurUs are dormouselike. (Full text)

The Giant White-tailed Rat is restricted to Northern Queensland from just south of Townsville to the tip of Cape York Peninsula. (Full text)

The white-tailed rat is restricted to savannahs and grasslands of South Africa and Swaziland. (Full text)

South African Hamster Page The South African Hamster or White-tailed Rat is the sole member of its genus as well as the only Hamster native to Africa. (Full text)