| Woolly giant rat | |
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| K. tomentosus in Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Kunsia |
| Species: | K. tomentosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Kunsia tomentosus Lichtenstein, 1830
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The woolly giant rat (Kunsia tomentosus) is a species of large burrowing rodent native to South America.[1] No subspecies are currently recognised. It is the only member of the genus Kunsia.
- ^ a b Marinho Filho, J.; Vieira, E. (2016). "Kunsia tomentosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T11061A22388811. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T11061A22388811.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.