Diatomyidae
| Diatomyidae Temporal range: Early Oligocene - Recent | |
|---|---|
| Young male Laotian rock rat, Laonastes aenigmamus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Hystricomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Ctenodactyloidea |
| Family: | Diatomyidae Mein & Ginsburg, 1997 |
| Type genus | |
| Diatomys Li, 1974 | |
| Genera | |
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Laonastes | |
| Synonyms | |
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Laonastidae Jenkins et al. 2005 | |
Diatomyidae is a family of hystricomorph rodents. It is represented by a single living species, Laonastes aenigmamus, native to Laos in Southeast Asia. Fossil species are known from the Oligocene and Miocene of Asia and eastern Europe.
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