Lophiomys /(?)/

Lo·phi·o·mys

Lophiomys

n.
  1. A very singular rodent (Lophiomys Imhausi) of Northeastern Africa. It is the only known representative of a special family (Lophiomyidæ), remarkable for the structure of the skull. It has handlike feet, and the hair is peculiar in structure and arrangement. (Zool.)