Southern Giant Pouched Rat
Cricetomys ansorgei
Also known as: African Giant Rat, East African Savannah Pouched Rat, Gambian Rat, Giant Pouched Rat, Giant Rat
Habitat
Ground
Diet
Invertebrate
Active Time
Nocturnal
Size
1.3 kg
LCMammaliaRodentiaNesomyidae
Seasonal Activity
110 sightings · 2003–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Nesomyidae
Traits
- Diet
- Invertebrate
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Body mass
- 1.3 kg
Photo
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Occurrence data from GBIF.