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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