''Diplothrix'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of two species of rodents in the family

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. ...

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Diplothrix legata The Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat or Ryukyu rat (''Diplothrix legata''), also known as the rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Diplothrix'' and is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. Its natural habitat c ...

'' occurs in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. '' Diplothrix yangziensis'' is known only from fossils collected in eastern China, dating to the

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Rodent genera Mammal genera with one living species Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Muridae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub