The Kivu giant pouched rat (Cricetomys kivuensis) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.[2]
| Kivu giant pouched rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Genus: | Cricetomys |
| Species: | C. kivuensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cricetomys kivuensis Lönnberg, 1917[1]
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Taxonomy edit
It was formerly considered conspecific with the Emin's pouched rat (C. emini) but is now considered its own species.
Distribution edit
It is found in central Africa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi.[1][3]
References edit
- ^ a b Don E. Wilson; DeeAnn M. Reeder (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. JHU Press. pp. 933–. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.
- ^ Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. (2012). Cricetomys kivuensis. The Animal Diversity Web (online).
- ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
Further reading edit
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