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SPECIES Thryonomys swinderianus

Author:Temminck, 1827.
Citation:Monogr. Mamm., 1: 248.
Common Name:Greater Cane Rat
Type Locality:Sierra Leone.
Distribution:Africa, south of the Sahara.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
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Synonyms:

    angolae Thomas, 1922
    calamophagus (De Beerst, 1897)
    logani Romer and Nesbitt, 1930
    raptorum Thomas, 1922
    semipalmatus (Heuglin, 1864)
    variegatus (Peters, 1852)
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