Phloeomys cumingi (English spelling) Phloeomyscumingi

Japanese: Phloeomys cumingi(英語表記)Phloeomyscumingi
Phloeomys cumingi (English spelling) Phloeomyscumingi


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Most of them are small, with a body length of 9-20cm, but the smallest is the Baltic short-eared jerboa (Salpingotus michaelis) (body length 3.6-4.7cm, tail length 7.2-9.4cm), and the Japanese harvest mouse (body length 5.2-7.1cm, tail length 5.2-9.1cm). The largest species in terms of body length are the Phloeomys cumingi (body length 28-48.5cm, tail length 20-35cm, weight 1.5-2kg), the Sumatran bamboo rat Rhizomys sumatrensis (body length 48cm, tail length 20cm, weight 4kg), and the Japanese long-haired rat (body length 28cm, tail length 37cm, weight 630g). They are better adapted to gnawing at harder objects than the squirrels and hystrixs.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Phloeomys cumingi" is listed below.

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Japanese:


[形態]
 体は多くは小型で,体長が9~20cmのものが大半であるが,最小のものはトビネズミ科のバルチスタンコミミトビネズミSalpingotus michaelis(体長3.6~4.7cm,尾長7.2~9.4cm)で,日本産ではカヤネズミ(体長5.2~7.1cm,尾長5.2~9.1cm)である。最大種は,体長ではホソオフレオミスPhloeomys cumingi(体長28~48.5cm,尾長20~35cm,体重1.5~2kg),体重ではスマトラタケネズミRhizomys sumatrensis(体長48cm,尾長20cm,体重4kg),日本産ではケナガネズミ(体長28cm,尾長37cm,体重630g)。 リス亜目やヤマアラシ亜目のものより,いっそう硬い物を巧みにかじるのに適応している。…

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