''Birbalomys'' is an extinct genus of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...

from

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

. The long creature has been thought to have been a member of the extant

gundi Gundis or comb rats (family Ctenodactylidae) are a group of small, stocky rodents found in Africa. They live in rocky deserts across the northern parts of the continent. The family comprises four living genera and five species ( Speke's gundi, ...

family, but reconstructions of its physical appearance are highly speculative. Birbalomys have a definite likeness with the ctenodactyloid families, Chapattimyidae and Yuomyidae. Early findings suggest that Birbalomys were found in the Subathu Formation in the Kuthar River in the Eocene period.

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Eocene mammals of Asia Eocene rodents {{paleo-rodent-stub