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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 ]
Although one of the largest rodents in Africa and one of the largest species commonly called a "rat", it is not closely related to typical Rattus species. Greater cane rats can measure in head-and-body length from 43 to 60 cm (17 to 24 in) with the tail measuring 16 to 19.5 cm (6.3 to 7.7 in).
Rat meat is the meat of various species of rat: medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. It is a food that, while taboo in some cultures, is a dietary staple in others. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Taboos include fears of disease or religious prohibition, but in many places, the high number of rats has led to their incorporation into the local diets.
The lesser cane rat grows to a length of about 38 centimetres (15 in), about one quarter of which is the tail. Males are usually larger than females. The average weight of the lesser cane rat is 1.4 to 2.4 kg (3.1 to 5.3 lb) in males and 1.8 to 1.9 kg (4.0 to 4.2 lb) in females and they are a little less than half the size of the greater cane ...
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Thryonomyidae is a family of hystricognath rodents that contains the cane rats (Thryonomys) found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and a number of fossil genera.