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Southern giant pouched rat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Superfamily
  
Muroidea

Scientific name
  
Cricetomys ansorgei

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Rodentia

Family
  
Nesomyidae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Emin's pouched rat, Nesomyidae, Delany's mouse, Chestnut climbing mouse, Gray climbing mouse

The southern giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is widely distributed in mainly tropical regions of southern Africa, notably Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Synonyms

A large number of synonyms have been noted for this species. They include:

  • Cricetomys adventor Thomas and Wroughton, 1907
  • Cricetomys cosensi Hinton, 1919
  • Cricetomys cunctator Thomas and Wroughton, 1908
  • Cricetomys elgonis Thomas, 1910
  • Cricetomys enguvi Heller, 1912
  • Cricetomys haagneri Roberts, 1926
  • Cricetomys kenyensis Osgood, 1910
  • Cricetomys luteus Dollman, 1911
  • Cricetomys microtis Lönnberg, 1917
  • Cricetomys osgoodi Heller, 1912
  • Cricetomys raineyi Heller, 1912
  • Cricetomys selindensis Roberts, 1946
  • Cricetomys vaughanjonesi St. Leger, 1937
  • Cricetomys viator Thomas, 1904

    • References

    Southern giant pouched rat Wikipedia
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