Biology:Rhizospalax
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Short description: Extinct genus of rodents
| Rhizospalax Temporal range: Late Oligocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Castorimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Castoroidea |
| Family: | †Rhizospalacidae Thaler, 1966 |
| Genus: | †Rhizospalax Miller & Gidley, 1919 |
Rhizospalax is a genus of extinct rodent from Europe thought to be distantly related to modern beavers. It is the only member of the family Rhizospalacidae.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7320786 entry
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