Laotian Rock Rat
Laonastes aenigmamus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The Laotian rock rat or kha-nyou, sometimes called the "rat-squirrel", is a species of rodent found in the Khammouan region of Laos. The species was first described in a 2005 article by Paulina Jenkins and coauthors, who considered the animal to be so distinct from all living rodents, they placed it in a new family, Laonastidae. It is in the monotypic genus Laonastes.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Diatomyidae
- Genus
- Laonastes