Bamboo rats in northern Thailand are hosts of Penicillium marneffei, a pathogenic fungus that infects humans, especially those with HIV. However, it is not thought that bamboo rats transmit the fungus directly to humans; rather, that humans and bamboo rats become infected from a common environmental source. Therefore, research on bamboo rats may prove helpful for controlling outbreaks of P. marneffei in humans. Besides being valuable for disease research, bamboo rats are hunted and used as food by native peoples.
Positive Impacts: food ; research and education
Bamboo rats sometimes raid and damage tapioca and sugarcane crops.
Negative Impacts: crop pest
Rhizomyinae, the bamboo rats, is a small Old World family of fossorial muroid rodents. There are four species of bamboo rats in two genera (Cannomys and Rhizomys).
Bamboo rats fall prey to a variety of snakes, eagles, owls, and small mammalian carnivores. They probably avoid predation to some degree by staying hidden underground and only venturing forth under cover of darkness. Bamboo rats incorporate bolt holes into their burrow systems into which they can make a quick escape if caught out in the open. If cornered, they can be vicious and do not hesitate to rush at their attacker and attempt to bite.
Known Predators:
EXTERNAL CHARACTERISTICS
Rhizomyines are powerfully-built rodents with chunky bodies and short limbs. Their head and body length ranges from 147 to 480 mm, and their tail length ranges from 50 to 200 mm. They weigh 500 to 4,000 grams. There is no sexual dimorphism in size. Their short tails are hairless and lack scales. Their eyes and and external ears are small but not covered by fur. Bamboo rat fur ranges from soft, thick, and silky to coarse and sparse. The fur is colored slate gray, pinkish-gray, brownish-gray, chestnut, or cinnamon, and is paler on the belly than on the back in most species. Bamboo rats dig with their broad incisors, which protrude in front of the lips, and with their long, robust claws. The largest claw is on the third digit of the forefeet.
INTERNAL CHARACTERISTICS
The rhizomyine dental formula is 1/1, 0/0, 0/0, 3/3 = 16. The molars are hypsodont, and the molar rows run in parallel. The molars have mesolophs and mesolophids, giving them a pentalophodont enamel pattern, and they are nearly equal in size. The alveoli of the upper incisors end above the roots of the first molars, obstructing the orbits. The incisive foramena are short, and the bony palate is relatively smooth. The heavy mandible has prominant capsular and coronoid processes. Wide, strong zygomatic arches and the prominent sagittal and lambdoidal crests provide the broad attachment surfaces for the powerful head and neck muscles necessary for digging with their jaws. Due to the lack of the ventral portion of the infraorbital foramen, the zygomatic plate is poorly demarcated. The infraorbital foramen contains the nasolacrimal canal. The anterior portion of the lateral masseter muscle has a broad origin on the side of the wide, short rostrum, instead of on the zygomatic plate. The area between the orbits is constricted and the frontals are compressed. There are no sphenofrontal, stalacerate, or entepicondylar foramena. The pterygoid fossa is deep and well-ossified. The external auditory meatus is tubular in shape, the auditory bullae are moderately inflated, and the malleus is constructed perpendicularly. The interparietal bone is tiny. The rhizomyine stomach has two chambers, and the cecum has a spiral valve. There is no stapedial artery, and the internal carotid artery provides circulation to the orbits.
Other Physical Features: endothermic ; homoiothermic; bilateral symmetry
Sexual Dimorphism: sexes alike
The lifespan of bamboo rats is three to four years.
Rhizomyines live in bamboo thickets, forests, grassy areas, and gardens in hilly or mountainous regions, at elevations up to 4,000 meters. They burrow in a range of soil types, from loose and well-drained to hard and stony.
Habitat Regions: temperate ; tropical ; terrestrial
Terrestrial Biomes: savanna or grassland ; forest ; mountains
Other Habitat Features: agricultural
Bamboo rats are distributed from Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula in the south through southern China, Nepal, and eastern India.
Biogeographic Regions: palearctic (Native ); oriental (Native )
Rhizomyines are still numerous in many areas, and none of the species in this subfamily are currently listed as threatened.
Bamboo rats are herbivores that feed on the roots and shoots of bamboo and other plants. They also eat seeds and fruit if available. Bamboo rats store excess food in underground chambers in their burrow systems.
Foraging Behavior: stores or caches food
Primary Diet: herbivore (Frugivore , Granivore )
Because of their fossorial lifestyle, bamboo rats probably help to aerate the soil. They are important consumers of bamboo and other plants, and they are prey for a variety of avian and mammalian predators. Where they are sympatric, different species of bamboo rats are potential competitors, but they avoid competition by partitioning microhabitats (i.e., by specializing on different species of bamboo).
Ecosystem Impact: soil aeration
Fossil evidence suggests that the rhizomyine + tachyoryctine clade originated in the early Miocene of south Asia, about 20 million years ago. Tachyoryctines and rhizomyines then diverged about three million years later, and evolved their fossorial lifestyles separate from one another. Rhizomyines are thought to have evolved their fossorial lifestyle about 8.5 million years ago. The living rhizomyine genera appeared later, and are first represented by four-million-year-old fossils from the Pliocene of China.
Bamboo rats perceive the world using vision, touch, smell, taste, and hearing. Given their small eyes and the fact that they spend most of their lives underground in complete darkness, vision is probably the least important of these senses. They are known to make grunting and tooth-grinding noises, which may be a form of communication, and it is likely that they use scent to communicate, as most mammals do.
Communication Channels: acoustic ; chemical
Perception Channels: visual ; tactile ; acoustic ; chemical
The mating system of rhizomyines has not been reported.
Rhizomyines breed during the wet season, from February to April and again from August to October. Gestation lasts three to seven weeks, after which females give birth to litters of one to five young in an underground nest. The young develop slowly, growing hair at about two weeks, opening their eyes at about three weeks, and nursing until they are at least three months old (although they are capable of eating solid food at one month). The young reach adult size and sexual maturity when they are four to six months old.
Key Reproductive Features: iteroparous ; seasonal breeding ; gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate); sexual ; viviparous
Female bamboo rats build underground nests in which they raise their altricial young. They continue to nurse their young for over three months, even after the young are capable of eating solid food, and may forage with their young above ground. There is no male parental care known in this group.
Parental Investment: altricial ; pre-fertilization (Provisioning, Protecting: Female); pre-hatching/birth (Provisioning: Female, Protecting: Female); pre-weaning/fledging (Provisioning: Female, Protecting: Female); pre-independence (Provisioning: Female, Protecting: Female)
Els rizomins (Rhizomyinae) són una subfamília de rosegadors de la família dels espalàcids. Viuen a l'Àsia Central, el sud-est d'Àsia i l'Àfrica Oriental. Inclouen tres gèneres vivents i uns quants d'extints.
Les espècies d'aquest grup són rodanxones, tenen les potes curtes i es passen gran part del temps a sota terra. Tenen dents incisives enormes. Les peculiaritats de la seva dentició féu que en el passat se les classifiqués amb les rates talp.
Els rizomins (Rhizomyinae) són una subfamília de rosegadors de la família dels espalàcids. Viuen a l'Àsia Central, el sud-est d'Àsia i l'Àfrica Oriental. Inclouen tres gèneres vivents i uns quants d'extints.
Les espècies d'aquest grup són rodanxones, tenen les potes curtes i es passen gran part del temps a sota terra. Tenen dents incisives enormes. Les peculiaritats de la seva dentició féu que en el passat se les classifiqués amb les rates talp.
Die Wurzelratten oder Bambusratten (Rhizomyinae) sind eine in Mittel- und Südostasien lebende Unterfamilie der Mäuseartigen. Alle Arten leben hauptsächlich unterirdisch. Wegen der Eigenarten des Gebisses wurden Wurzelratten auch schon in der Nähe der Sandgräber platziert, also bei den Stachelschweinverwandten. Heute gehen Zoologen davon aus, dass sie Mäuseverwandte sind; sie werden mit den Blindmäusen und Blindmullen zur Familie der Spalacidae zusammengefasst.
Bambusratten sind stämmig gebaute Tiere mit kurzen Gliedmaßen[1] die deutlich an die grabende Lebensweise und die Ernährung durch Bambussprossen angepasst sind. Ihr kurzer, unbeschuppter Schwanz ist spärlich behaart und mit runzliger Haut bedeckt. Die Augen[1] und Ohrmuscheln sind klein.[2] Gegraben wird mit den breiten Schneidezähnen die bis vor die Lippen ragen und langen, robusten Krallen. Die größte Klaue befindet sich am dritten Zeh der Vorderfüße.[1]
Das Fell ist je nach Art dicht, weich und seidig bis spärlich und grob. Die Fellfarbe ist schiefergrau, rosagrau, bräunlichgrau, kastanien- oder zimtfarben, am Bauch meist heller als am Rücken. Sie erreichen eine Kopf-Rumpf-Länge von 147 bis 480 mm, eine Schwanzlänge von 50 bis 200 mm und ein Gewicht von 500 bis 4000 g.[1]
Das Verbreitungsgebiet reicht von Sumatra und der Malaiische Halbinsel durch das südliche China und Nepal bis in den Osten Indiens.[1]
Die Unterfamilie umfasst die folgenden beiden Gattungen[2]:
Je nach Literatur wird auch die Gattung Tachyoryctes zur Unterfamilie zugehörig gesehen, allerdings scheint die Abtrennung der Gattung in die Unterfamilie Tachyoryctinae (Afrikanische Maulwurfsratten) eine vernünftige Hypothese, die durch morphologische Daten von noch lebenden und ausgestorbenen Arten gestützt wird.[3]
Die Wurzelratten oder Bambusratten (Rhizomyinae) sind eine in Mittel- und Südostasien lebende Unterfamilie der Mäuseartigen. Alle Arten leben hauptsächlich unterirdisch. Wegen der Eigenarten des Gebisses wurden Wurzelratten auch schon in der Nähe der Sandgräber platziert, also bei den Stachelschweinverwandten. Heute gehen Zoologen davon aus, dass sie Mäuseverwandte sind; sie werden mit den Blindmäusen und Blindmullen zur Familie der Spalacidae zusammengefasst.
The rodent subfamily Rhizomyinae includes the Asian bamboo rats and certain of the African mole-rats. The subfamily is grouped with the Spalacinae and the Myospalacinae into a family of fossorial muroid rodents basal to the other Muroidea.
The group includes 17 species classified in 3 genera and 2 tribes:
Note that the Rhizomyinae do not include two other groups which also have the common name mole rats and are also found in Africa. The closely related subfamily Spalacinae consists of mole-like rodents found in Africa and the Middle East; these are also Myomorphic rodents. The family Bathyergidae, or African mole-rats (including the well-known naked mole-rat), belong to the other major division of the rodents, the Hystricomorphs.
All the rhizomyines are bulky, slow-moving, burrowing animals, the Rhizomys species being the largest and stockiest. They vary in length from 150 to 480 mm (head and body) with a tail of 50 to 200 mm, and their weights are from 150 g to 4 kg, depending on the species. They mainly feed on the underground parts of plants, which they reach from foraging burrows. They are rarely active above ground, and if they do come out of their extensive burrow systems, it is at twilight or during the night. They are similar to the pocket gophers but lack cheek pouches. All are to some extent agricultural pests, attacking food crops, and are therefore hunted; the Asian species are eaten in the areas where they are found, while the skins of the African species are used as amulets.
The rodent subfamily Rhizomyinae includes the Asian bamboo rats and certain of the African mole-rats. The subfamily is grouped with the Spalacinae and the Myospalacinae into a family of fossorial muroid rodents basal to the other Muroidea.
The group includes 17 species classified in 3 genera and 2 tribes:
Subfamily Rhizomyinae Tribe Rhizomyini - Bamboo rats Genus Rhizomys Hoary bamboo rat, Rhizomys pruinosus Chinese bamboo rat, Rhizomys sinensis Large bamboo rat, Rhizomys sumatrensis Genus Cannomys Lesser bamboo rat, Cannomys badius Tribe Tachyoryctini Genus Tachyoryctes - African mole-rats Ankole African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes ankoliae Mianzini African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes annectens Aberdare Mountains African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes audax Demon African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes daemon Kenyan African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes ibeanus Big-headed African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes macrocephalus Navivasha African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes naivashae King African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes rex Rwanda African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes ruandae Rudd's African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes ruddi Embi African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes spalacinus Northeast African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes splendens Storey's African mole-rat, Tachyoryctes storeyiNote that the Rhizomyinae do not include two other groups which also have the common name mole rats and are also found in Africa. The closely related subfamily Spalacinae consists of mole-like rodents found in Africa and the Middle East; these are also Myomorphic rodents. The family Bathyergidae, or African mole-rats (including the well-known naked mole-rat), belong to the other major division of the rodents, the Hystricomorphs.
All the rhizomyines are bulky, slow-moving, burrowing animals, the Rhizomys species being the largest and stockiest. They vary in length from 150 to 480 mm (head and body) with a tail of 50 to 200 mm, and their weights are from 150 g to 4 kg, depending on the species. They mainly feed on the underground parts of plants, which they reach from foraging burrows. They are rarely active above ground, and if they do come out of their extensive burrow systems, it is at twilight or during the night. They are similar to the pocket gophers but lack cheek pouches. All are to some extent agricultural pests, attacking food crops, and are therefore hunted; the Asian species are eaten in the areas where they are found, while the skins of the African species are used as amulets.
Rhizomyinae est une sous-famille de rongeurs appartenant à la famille des Spalacidés.
Selon BioLib (23 juin 2019)[2] :
Rhizomyinae est une sous-famille de rongeurs appartenant à la famille des Spalacidés.
De bamboeratten of Aziatische wortelratten (Rhizomyinae) zijn een onderfamilie van ondergronds levende knaagdieren uit de familie Spalacidae. Soms worden ze samen met de molratten of Afrikaanse wortelratten (Tachyoryctinae) in een gezamenlijke onderfamilie geplaatst, de wortelratten, die soms als een aparte familie wordt gezien, de Rhizomyidae.
Het zijn vrij grote, stevige knaagdieren met een korte staart en ledematen, een grote, brede kop met een dikke nek, kleine ogen en grote uitstekende voortanden. Ze zijn kleiner dan de molratten.
Bamboeratten leven in Zuidoost-Azië, van Centraal-China tot Noord-India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Maleisië en Sumatra, tot op 4000 meter hoogte, in bossen en struikgebieden. Ze bewonen lange, zelfgegraven ondergrondse gangenstelsels. 's Nachts wagen ze zich ook buiten hun holen. Het meeste voedsel vinden ze ondergronds: de wortels van bamboe en andere planten. Ook scheuten, die ze bovengronds vinden, worden gegeten.
Tegenwoordig zijn er vier soorten in twee geslachten, Cannomys en Rhizomys. De oudste fossiele bamboeratten stammen uit het Mioceen. Vroege fossiele soorten laten geen aanpassingen zien aan een ondergrondse levenswijze. 8,5 miljoen jaar geleden verschenen de eerste gespecialiseerde aanpassingen aan een ondergronds leven in bamboeratten.
De bamboeratten of Aziatische wortelratten (Rhizomyinae) zijn een onderfamilie van ondergronds levende knaagdieren uit de familie Spalacidae. Soms worden ze samen met de molratten of Afrikaanse wortelratten (Tachyoryctinae) in een gezamenlijke onderfamilie geplaatst, de wortelratten, die soms als een aparte familie wordt gezien, de Rhizomyidae.
Het zijn vrij grote, stevige knaagdieren met een korte staart en ledematen, een grote, brede kop met een dikke nek, kleine ogen en grote uitstekende voortanden. Ze zijn kleiner dan de molratten.
Bamboeratten leven in Zuidoost-Azië, van Centraal-China tot Noord-India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Maleisië en Sumatra, tot op 4000 meter hoogte, in bossen en struikgebieden. Ze bewonen lange, zelfgegraven ondergrondse gangenstelsels. 's Nachts wagen ze zich ook buiten hun holen. Het meeste voedsel vinden ze ondergronds: de wortels van bamboe en andere planten. Ook scheuten, die ze bovengronds vinden, worden gegeten.
Tegenwoordig zijn er vier soorten in twee geslachten, Cannomys en Rhizomys. De oudste fossiele bamboeratten stammen uit het Mioceen. Vroege fossiele soorten laten geen aanpassingen zien aan een ondergrondse levenswijze. 8,5 miljoen jaar geleden verschenen de eerste gespecialiseerde aanpassingen aan een ondergronds leven in bamboeratten.
Onderfamilie Rhizomyinae (Bamboeratten) Geslacht Anepsirhizomys† Geslacht Brachyrhizomys† Geslacht Cannomys (Kleine bamboeratten) Kleine bamboerat (Cannomys badius) Geslacht Nakalimys† Geslacht Pararhizomys† Geslacht Rhizomys (Gewone bamboeratten) Chinese bamboerat (Rhizomys sinensis) Sumatraanse bamboerat (Rhizomys sumatrensis) Rhizomys pruinosus
Multimedia w Wikimedia Commons Bambusowce[2] (Rhizomyinae) – podrodzina gryzoni z rodziny ślepcowatych (Spalacidae). Obejmuje dwa rodzaje: Cannomys, Rhizomys. Występuje w południowo-wschodniej Azji[3], oraz we wschodniej Afryce[4]. Najstarsze ślady kopalne są datowane na oligocen[2][4].
Bambusowce są dobrze przystosowane do życia podziemnego. W budowie nor pomagają im sprawne łapy i mocne siekacze. Uszy mają krótkie, a oczy małe. Żywią się korzeniami, bulwami i innymi podziemnymi częściami roślin, wyrządzając przy tym często szkody na plantacjach[2].
Bambusowce zamieszkują tereny leśne, łąki i zarośla[2] w południowo-wschodniej Azji[3], oraz we wschodniej Afryce[4].
Najstarsze kopalne ślady występowania bambusowców datowane na oligocen[2][4]. Za klad bazalny uznawany jest Prokanisamys spp.[4].
Bambusowce (Rhizomyinae) – podrodzina gryzoni z rodziny ślepcowatych (Spalacidae). Obejmuje dwa rodzaje: Cannomys, Rhizomys. Występuje w południowo-wschodniej Azji, oraz we wschodniej Afryce. Najstarsze ślady kopalne są datowane na oligocen.
Bamburåttor eller rotråttor (Rhizomyinae) är en underfamilj i familjen mullvadsråttor som ibland listas som självständig familj. Det finns två till tre släkten:
Bamburåttor har en grov kroppsbyggnad och jämförelsevis korta extremiteter. De lever huvudsakligen underjordiskt. De utmärker sig genom särskilt stora framtänder. På grund av detta kännetecken antogs länge att de är nära släkt med mullvadsgnagare, alltså att de tillhör underordningen piggsvinsartade gnagare. Idag betraktas de som medlemmar i underordningen råttartade gnagare. Tillsammans med tre andra underfamiljer bildar de familjen mullvadsråttor.
Bamburåttor når en kroppslängd mellan 15 och 48 centimeter och därtill kommer en 5 till 20 centimeter lång svans. Vikten ligger beroende på art mellan 150 gram och 4 kilogram. Deras föda utgörs huvudsakligen av växternas underjordiska delar som de når från sina tunnlar. De vistas sällan utanför sina bon och när de kommer ut är det vanligen gryning eller natt.
Bamburåttor anses ofta som skadedjur och de blir därför jagade. Asiatiska arter används som mat och pälsen av afrikanska arter nyttjas som amulett.
Bamburåttor eller rotråttor (Rhizomyinae) är en underfamilj i familjen mullvadsråttor som ibland listas som självständig familj. Det finns två till tre släkten:
Egentliga bamburåttor (Rhizomys) med 3 arter. Kastanjebrun bamburåtta (Cannomys), en art. Afrikanska rotråttor (Tachyoryctes), två till tretton arter, listas ibland som självständig underfamilj, Tachyoryctinae.Bamburåttor har en grov kroppsbyggnad och jämförelsevis korta extremiteter. De lever huvudsakligen underjordiskt. De utmärker sig genom särskilt stora framtänder. På grund av detta kännetecken antogs länge att de är nära släkt med mullvadsgnagare, alltså att de tillhör underordningen piggsvinsartade gnagare. Idag betraktas de som medlemmar i underordningen råttartade gnagare. Tillsammans med tre andra underfamiljer bildar de familjen mullvadsråttor.
Bamburåttor når en kroppslängd mellan 15 och 48 centimeter och därtill kommer en 5 till 20 centimeter lång svans. Vikten ligger beroende på art mellan 150 gram och 4 kilogram. Deras föda utgörs huvudsakligen av växternas underjordiska delar som de når från sina tunnlar. De vistas sällan utanför sina bon och när de kommer ut är det vanligen gryning eller natt.
Bamburåttor anses ofta som skadedjur och de blir därför jagade. Asiatiska arter används som mat och pälsen av afrikanska arter nyttjas som amulett.
Phân họ Dúi hay còn gọi đơn giản là chuột dúi (Danh pháp khoa học: Rhizomyinae) là một phân họ gặm nhấm trong họ Dúi Spalacidae thuộc bộ gặm nhấm (Rodentia) thuộc lớp thú, Phân họ này bao gồm các loài trong Tông Dúi ở châu Á và chuột chũi châu Phi. Phân họ này có 17 loài được phân thành 03 chi và 02 tông. Trong phân họ Dúi này, có các loài thuộc tông Dúi ở châu Á mà còn được gọi là Dúi hay chuột nứa hay con nui, con rúi là những loài có giá trị kinh tế cao, được nhiều nơi nhân nuôi lấy thịt thương phẩm.
Phân họ Rhizomyinae[1]
Dúi (chuột nứa) được xếp vào loại thức ăn đặc sản, thịt ngon, mát, giàu đạm. Con dúi dễ nuôi, chủ yếu ăn đêm ngủ ngày nên không tốn nhiều thời gian chăm sóc, thức ăn dễ tìm như cây, cỏ và rau, củ các loại. Dúi là loài động vật gặm nhấm nên thức ăn chủ yếu là ngô, mía, lá tre, thân cỏ. Trong tự nhiên, dúi ăn chủ yếu rễ tre và măng tre. Ngoài ra, dúi còn ăn các loại hạt, củ, quả, thân cây mía.
Không nên cho dúi ăn tinh bột, vì ăn tinh bột mỡ nhiều sẽ làm cho thịt dúi mất hết vị, thịt không còn ngon và dúi sẽ mập ảnh hưởng tới khả năng sinh sản. Khi nuôi thức ăn gồm cây họ nhà tre (măng bát độ, tre, trúc, bương) không ăn lá, cây họ nhà mía (cỏ voi, các loại mía) nó chỉ ăn phần thân cứng không ăn lá (đây là hai loại thức ăn hàng ngày bắt buộc phải có khi nuôi Dúi) và nó ăn một số loại thức ăn khác như củ khoai lang, củ sắn, ngô.
Điều đặc biệt nhất của dúi là phân y như mùn cưa nên không có mùi hôi tanh. Đặc tính của con dúi là sống trong bóng tối, không để ánh mặt trời lọt vào. Dúi nuôi càng lâu thì thịt sẽ săn chắc và thơm ngon. Dúi có trọng lượng từ 3-5g là có thể bắt đầu nuôi giống, nuôi trong vòng 6 tháng là có thể xuất bán thương phẩm với trọng lượng từ 1-1,5 kg. Dúi thương phẩm nuôi khoảng 6-8 tháng có thể xuất chuồng, trọng lượng 2–3 kg/con.
Loài dúi sinh sản nhanh, chỉ 3-4 tháng, dúi sinh 1 lần. Mỗi dúi mẹ đẻ từ 4 đến năm con. Dúi con được 45 ngày thì tách mẹ, 75 ngày có thể bán giống. Khi dúi sinh đẻ thì không được để người lạ đến gần vì dúi có một đặc tính sau khi đẻ, trong vòng một tuần trở lại mà có người ra vào, gặp hơi lạ là dúi mẹ quay ra cắn con cho đến chết. Cần phải kiểm soát việc sinh sản, không nên cho Dúi sinh sản quá nhiều (cho dúi đẻ 3 lứa/năm là vừa). Nên khống chế trọng lượng Dúi mẹ ở mức dưới 2 kg.
Phân họ Dúi hay còn gọi đơn giản là chuột dúi (Danh pháp khoa học: Rhizomyinae) là một phân họ gặm nhấm trong họ Dúi Spalacidae thuộc bộ gặm nhấm (Rodentia) thuộc lớp thú, Phân họ này bao gồm các loài trong Tông Dúi ở châu Á và chuột chũi châu Phi. Phân họ này có 17 loài được phân thành 03 chi và 02 tông. Trong phân họ Dúi này, có các loài thuộc tông Dúi ở châu Á mà còn được gọi là Dúi hay chuột nứa hay con nui, con rúi là những loài có giá trị kinh tế cao, được nhiều nơi nhân nuôi lấy thịt thương phẩm.
Латинское название Rhizomyinae
Rhizomyinae (лат. ) — подсемейство живущих в Юго-Восточной Азии грызунов из семейства слепышовых (Spalacidae).
Все представители подсемейства довольно неуклюжие, с короткими лапами и живут преимущественно под землёй. Их резцы очень большие. Из-за особенностей челюстей и структуры зубов их ранее определяли в семейство землекоповых (Bathyergidae), то есть в подотряд дикобразообразных. Сегодня большинство зоологов исходит из того, что они относятся к мышеобразным. Вместе со слепышами и цокорами их объединяют в семейство слепышовых.
Rhizomyinae (лат. ) — подсемейство живущих в Юго-Восточной Азии грызунов из семейства слепышовых (Spalacidae).
Все представители подсемейства довольно неуклюжие, с короткими лапами и живут преимущественно под землёй. Их резцы очень большие. Из-за особенностей челюстей и структуры зубов их ранее определяли в семейство землекоповых (Bathyergidae), то есть в подотряд дикобразообразных. Сегодня большинство зоологов исходит из того, что они относятся к мышеобразным. Вместе со слепышами и цокорами их объединяют в семейство слепышовых.
대나무쥐아과(Rhizomyinae)는 소경쥐과에 속하는 설치류 아과 분류군이다. 아시아 대나무쥐류와 아프리카 두더지쥐류를 포함하고 있다. 2개 하위 족과 3개 속에 17종으로 이루어져 있다.[1][2]
다음은 2004년 얀사(Jansa)와 웩슬러(Weksler), 2012년 파브르(Fabre) 등의 연구에 기초한 계통 분류이다.[1][3]
쥐상과 소경쥐과 소경두더지쥐아과
