short-tailed pouched rat

mammal genus
Also known as: Saccostomus

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characteristics

  • An example of the giant pouched rat, possibly Cricetomys emini.
    In African pouched rat: Natural history

    The short-tailed pouched rats (genus Saccostomus) are small and thickset, weighing about 75 grams (2.6 ounces) and having bodies up to 18 cm long and much shorter tails. Both species (S. campestris and S. mearnsi) are soft-furred, nocturnal, and slow-moving. They feed primarily on seeds during…

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