Greater Cane Rat
Thryonomys swinderianus
Also known as: Grass Cutter, Marsh Cane Rat, Cutting-Grass, Grof 3 E Rohrratte
Habitat
Ground
Diet
PlantSeed
Active Time
Nocturnal
Size
3.2 kg
LCMammaliaRodentiaThryonomyidae
Seasonal Activity
592 sightings · 2000–2026
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Thryonomyidae
Traits
- Diet
- PlantSeed
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Body mass
- 3.2 kg
Photo
(c) Alex Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alex Rebelo
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Occurrence data from GBIF.