Cane rat
Genus of rodents resembling guinea pigs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1] They are eaten in some African countries and are a pest species on many crops.[2] The family name comes from the Greek word thryon, meaning a "rush" or "reed" and mys meaning "mouse".
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Cane rats | |
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A man with a greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Suborder: | Hystricomorpha |
Infraorder: | Hystricognathi |
Parvorder: | Phiomorpha |
Family: | Thryonomyidae |
Genus: | Thryonomys Fitzinger, 1867 |
Type species | |
Aulacodus swinderianus | |
Species | |
Thryonomys gregorianus (lesser cane rat) | |
Reconstructed range of Thryonomys gregorianus (orange) and Thryonomys swinderianus (red), with overlapping ranges in stripe pattern. |
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