Laotian rock rat

Laotian rock rat; Temporal range: Recent
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Suborder:	Hystricomorpha
Family:	Diatomyidae
Genus:	Laonastes; Jenkins, Kilpatrick, Robinson & Timmins, 2005
Species:	L. aenigmamus
Binomial name
	Laonastes aenigmamus; Jenkins, Kilpatrick, Robinson & Timmins, 2005

The Laotian rock rat or kha-nyou (Laonastes aenigmamus) is a rodent species of the Khammouan area of Laos, first named in 2005.

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Laotian rock rat Temporal range: Recent

Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Suborder:	Hystricomorpha
Family:	Diatomyidae
Genus:	Laonastes Jenkins, Kilpatrick, Robinson & Timmins, 2005
Species:	L. aenigmamus
Binomial name
*Laonastes aenigmamus* Jenkins, Kilpatrick, Robinson & Timmins, 2005