Kivu giant pouched rat
| 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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The Kivu giant pouched rat (Cricetomys kivuensis) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.[2]
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
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