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The Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), also commonly known as the African giant pouched rat, is a species of nocturnal pouched rat of the giant pouched rat genus Cricetomys, in the family Nesomyidae. It is among the largest muroids in the world, growing to about 0.9 m (3 ft) long, including the tail, which makes up half of its total ...
Giant pouched rats are only distantly related to the true rats, although until recently they had been placed in the same family, Muridae. [1] Recent molecular studies, however, place them in the family Nesomyidae, part of an ancient radiation of African and Malagasy muroids. The name "pouched rat" refers to their large cheek pouches. The ...
Pouched rats are found throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa with the exception of southern Africa. They are characterized by having large cheek pouches and a distinctive molar morphology . The molars are very similar to the type seen in the subfamily Murinae , but pouched rats probably evolved this similarity through convergent evolution .
Eight giant African pouched rats were able to detect four wildlife samples from 146 non-target items during this four-year study.
Subfamily Cricetomyinae - pouched rats Genus Beamys. Lesser hamster-rat, Beamys hindei; Greater hamster-rat, Beamys major; Genus Cricetomys - giant pouched rats Southern giant pouched rat, Cricetomys ansorgei; Gambian pouched rat, Cricetomys gambianus; Emin's pouched rat, Cricetomys emini; Kivu giant pouched rat, Cricetomys kivuensis
African giant pouched rats have been used to detect explosives and are being trained for search and rescue operations. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
A HeroRAT being rewarded with a banana Cricetomys gambianus is a species of giant pouched rat.. Magawa (November 2013 – January 2022) was an African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei) that worked as a HeroRAT sniffing out landmines in Cambodia for the non-governmental organization APOPO (in English, Anti-Personnel Landmines Removal Product Development) which trains rats to detect ...
San Diego Zoo wildlife care specialist Lauren Credidio provides a treat to Runa, an African giant pouched rat, after she searched and found a pouch of chamomile tea during a presentation at the ...