Kunsia
| South American giant rats Temporal range: - Recent |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Superfamily: | Muroidea |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe: | Akodontini |
| Genus: |
Kunsia Hershkovitz, 1966 |
| Species | |
Kunsia fronto
Kunsia tomentosus
Kunsia is the genus of the South American giant rats. It is named for Merle Kuns, a medical researcher who collected specimens of the woolly giant rat while studying rodent disease reservoirs in Bolivia. There are two species:
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