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Greater hamster rat

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Beamys

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Beamys major

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Lovat's climbing mouse, Gregarious short‑tailed rat, Webb's tufted‑tailed rat, White‑tipped tufted‑tailed rat

The greater hamster-rat, greater long-tailed pouched rat, or long-tailed pouched rat (Beamys major) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Greater hamster-rat Wikipedia


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