Monroe (tree) Flint and Mike Law; they calculated its volume to be , this is larger than the famed Grizzly Giant tree in Mariposa Grove yet it is still less than the General Sherman Tree, largest of all sequoias. Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within Sequoia National Park. The forest, at over 6,000 feet (1,800 m) in elevation, is located in the western Sierra Nevada of California. Four out of the ten largest trees by volume on the planet are said to be within the Giant Forest. The largest, the General Sherman tree, measures 36.5 feet (11.1 m)
Giant tree-rat ancient greek word (), meaning "mouse, rat". "Toromys" is the sister genus to "Pattonomys". These taxa are closely related to "Echimys", "Phyllomys", and "Makalata", reflecting the fact that "Toromys grandis" and "Pattonomys occasius" have formerly been placed in "Makalata" by some authorities. In turn, these five genera share phylogenetic affinities with a clade containing the bamboo rats "Dactylomys", "Olallamys", "Kannabateomys" together with "Diplomys" and "Santamartamys". Giant tree-rat The giant tree-rat ("Toromys grandis") is a species in the family Echimyidae, the spiny rats. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Toromys. It is endemic to Brazil, where it occurs