Rhizospalax is a genus of extinct rodent from Europe thought to be distantly related to modern beavers. It is the only member of the family Rhizospalacidae.[1]

References

  1. ^ Hugueney, Marguerite; Mein, Pierre (1 September 1993). "A comment on the earliest spalacinae (rodentia, Muroidea)". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 1 (3): 215–223. doi:10.1007/BF01024708. ISSN 1573-7055.


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