The southern giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is distributed in the savannah of East and Southern Africa.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Southern Giant Pouched Rat being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cricetomys gambianus
- Cricetomys emini
- Uromys caudimaculatus
- Perameles nasuta
- Philander vossi
- Perameles pallescens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Nesomyidae
- Genus
- Cricetomys
- Species
- Cricetomys ansorgei
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