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Cane rat

Rodents
The genus Thryonomys, also known as the cane rats or grasscutters, is a genus of rodent found throughout Africa south of the Sahara, the only members of the family Thryonomyidae. They are eaten in some African countries and are a pest species on... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Thryonomys
Class: Mammalia
Domain: Eukaryota
Family: Thryonomyidae
Genus: Thryonomys; Fitzinger, 1867
Kingdom: Animalia
Lower classifications

The genus Thryonomys, also known as the cane rats or grasscutters, is a genus of rodent found throughout Africa south of the Sahara, the only members of the ...
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Cane rats are swift and agile on land and swim very well. Though primarily nocturnal, they are occasionally active during the day. Depending on the season, ...
The greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus), also known as the grasscutter is one of two species of cane rats, a small family of African hystricognath ...
cane rat, (genus Thryonomys), either of two species of large, stocky African rodent. Weighing up to 7 kg (more than 15 pounds), cane rats can grow to a length ...
The cane rat is classified as a New World rat belonging to the Cricetidae family (Williams, 1980), thus the name of cane mouse or grasscutter is inappropriate.
The Greater Cane Rat are found in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and further north to the central highveld of Gauteng and the Northern Province, as well Mpumalanga ...
Feb 27, 2023 · Grasscutter (Thryonomys swinderianus) is a large-body old world rodent found in sub-Saharan Africa. The body size and the unique taste of ...
Great Cane Rats' heavyset bodies have an average weight in males of 4.5 kg and 3.5 kg in females (Merwe, 2000). They have a rounded nose, short ears, and ...
Feb 11, 2022 · The greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) is one of two species of cane rats, a small family of African hystricognath rodents.
They range from the Sudan to the Cape, and up the west coast as far as Sierra Leone. The fur is conspicuously bristly, speckled with yellow and brown. The ...