Category:Rodents of Africa - Wikipedia
Pages in category "Rodents of Africa" The following 176 pages are in this category, out of 176 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Gambian pouched rat - Wikipedia
The Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), also commonly known as the African giant pouched rat, is a species of nocturnal pouched rat of the giant pouched rat genus Cricetomys, in the family Nesomyidae.
African pouched rat | Rodent Behavior & Adaptations | Britannica
African pouched rat, (subfamily Cricetomyinae), any of five species of African rodents characterized by cheek pouches that are used for carrying food back to their burrows, where it is eaten or stored.
Rodents of southern Africa's Journal - iNaturalist
The Republic of South Africa harbours a high rodent diversity whose taxonomy and phylogeny have been extensively studied using genetic tools. Such advances have led to the establishment of new faunal lists for the country.
Giant pouched rat - Wikipedia
The giant pouched rats (genus Cricetomys) of sub-Saharan Africa are large muroid rodents. Their head and body lengths range from 25–45 cm (10–17.5 in) with scaly tails ranging from 36–46 cm (14–18 in). They weigh between 1.0 and 1.5 kg (2.2 and 3.3 lb).
In this book, the authors have set out to provide an accessible, accurate and updated reference work that covers the identification, distribution and taxonomic relationships of the 463 known rodent species in sub-Saharan Africa.
Rodents of Sub-Saharan Africa - De Gruyter
Feb 17, 2015 · This comprehensive handbook covers all the rodents occurring in Southern, Central, East and West Africa, south of the Sahara. Genus and species accounts include diagnostic descriptions, systematics and taxonomy, biogeographical environment, fossil species, photographs of skull and mandible, illustrations of molar dentition, photographs of live ...
The rat with a deadly secret - Africa Geographic
Jun 22, 2020 · The African crested or maned rat (Lophiomys imhausi) is a unique, nocturnal rodent found only in certain parts of Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. At roughly 30 cm long and weighing up to a kilogram, there is still a great deal to be discovered about these peculiar creatures, and their natural lives remain shrouded in mystery.
List of African rodent and insectivore species which are endemic …
Country-based patterns of total species richness, endemicity, and threatened species richness in African rodents and insectivores are studied in this paper. We found several patterns which were...
knowledge of African rodent ecology and evolution has changed through time, with particular emphasis on how emerging technologies continue to shape our understanding of these enigmatic mammals.