Southern giant pouched rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Superfamily: | Muroidea |
Family: | Nesomyidae |
Subfamily: | Cricetomyinae |
Genus: | Cricetomys |
Species: | C. ansorgei |
Binomial name | |
Cricetomys ansorgei Thomas, 1904 |
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Synonyms | |
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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.
A large number of synonyms have been noted for this species. They include: