Canariomys

Taxobox
name = "Canariomys"
fossil_range = Pleistocene to Recent
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Rodentia
familia = Muridae
subfamilia = Murinae
genus = "Canariomys"
genus_authority = Crusafont Pairó & Petter, 1964
type_species = "Canariomys bravoi"
type_species_authority = Crusafont Pairó & Petter, 1964

"Canariomys" is an extinct genus of rodents (Old World rats and mice) that once existed on the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. These giant rats could reach a weight of about 1 kg.

Two species are currently recognised:
* Tenerife Giant Rat, "Canariomys bravoi" (Tenerife, Pleistocene)
* Canary Islands Giant Rat, "Canariomys tamarani" (Gran Canaria, Holocene)

References

*Crusafont-Pairo, M. & F. Petter, 1964, "Un Muriné géant fossile des iles Canaries "Canariomys bravoi" gen. nov., sp. nov", Mammalia, 28,pp 607–612.