| Kivu giant pouched rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Genus: | Cricetomys |
| Species: | C. kivuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cricetomys kivuensis Lönnberg, 1917 [1] | |
The Kivu giant pouched rat (Cricetomys kivuensis) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. [2]
It was formerly considered conspecific with the Emin's pouched rat (C. emini) but is now considered its own species.
It is found in central Africa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. [1] [3]
The Nesomyidae are a family of African rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes several subfamilies, all of which are native to either continental Africa or to Madagascar. Included in this family are Malagasy rodents, climbing mice, African rock mice, swamp mice, pouched rats, and the white-tailed rat.
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