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--> FAMILY Thryonomyidae
--> GENUS Thryonomys
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). | |
| Offspring: | 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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