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458:. It typically weighs between 1.0 and 1.4 kg (2.2 and 3.1 lb). In its native Africa, the pouched rat lives in colonies of up to 20, usually in forests and thickets, but also commonly in
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1195:Novak, R.M.; Paradiso, J.L. (1991).
968:"Meet the gold medal-winning rodent"
720:. Academic Press. pp. 199–200.
612:Gambian pouched rats have become an
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2685:IUCN Red List least concern species
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678:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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1119:Johnson, Terrell (June 3, 2014).
446:. Its name comes from the large,
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1567:Monard's African climbing mouse
820:"RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE (ROUS)"
775:Anatomical Science International
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2133:Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat
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1639:Rupp's African climbing mouse (
1543:Montane African climbing mouse
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991:Ng, Kate (25 September 2020).
328:Skull of a Gambian pouched rat
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2040:Brachytarsomys mahajambaensis
1303:"APOPO agency mine clearance"
773:) I: Cytoarchitecture".
2077:Gregarious short-tailed rat
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1977:South African pouched mouse
1673:(Dendroprionomys rousseloti)
1551:Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse
1197:Walkers Mammals of the World
310:Food and Drug Administration
304:. In the United States, the
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2157:Dormouse tufted-tailed rat
2117:Daniel's tufted-tailed rat
1930:Southern giant pouched rat
1763:Bocage's African fat mouse
1453:Brukkaros pygmy rock mouse
1069:news.nationalgeographic.com
522:southern giant pouched rats
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2281:Petter's big-footed mouse
2141:Major's tufted-tailed rat
2079:(Brachyuromys ramirohitra)
2069:Betsileo short-tailed rat
2033:(Brachytarsomys albicauda)
1559:Lachaise's climbing mouse
1455:(Petromyscus monticularis)
543:In 2020, a Hero Rat named
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2189:Webb's tufted-tailed rat
2181:Tanala tufted-tailed rat
2149:Lesser tufted-tailed rat
2100:Tsingy tufted-tailed rat
1719:(Megadendromus nikolausi)
1463:(Petromyscus shortridgei)
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1648:Vernay's climbing mouse
1631:Cameroon climbing mouse
1607:Chestnut climbing mouse
1461:Shortridge's rock mouse
2306:(Monticolomys koopmani)
2283:(Macrotarsomys petteri)
1985:Mearns's pouched mouse
1954:Kivu giant pouched rat
1771:Northwestern fat mouse
1591:Brant's climbing mouse
1575:Lovat's climbing mouse
1569:(Dendromus leucostomus)
1553:(Dendromus kahuziensis)
547:(2013–2022) received a
2327:White-bellied nesomys
2275:(Macrotarsomys ingens)
2167:(Eliurus penicillatus)
2046:Hairy-tailed Antsangy
2031:White-tailed antsangy
1956:(Cricetomys kivuensis)
1948:(Cricetomys gambianus)
1671:Velvet climbing mouse
1609:(Dendromus mystacalis)
1599:Banana climbing mouse
1447:(Petromyscus collinus)
1439:(Petromyscus barbouri)
667:Kennerley, R. (2019).
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2237:(Hypogeomys antimena)
2135:(Eliurus grandidieri)
1987:(Saccostomus mearnsi)
1932:(Cricetomys ansorgei)
1821:(Steatomys pratensis)
1781:(Steatomys cuppedius)
1740:Dollman's tree mouse
1623:Nyika climbing mouse
1601:(Dendromus messorius)
1593:(Dendromus mesomelas)
1585:(Dendromus melanotis)
1561:(Dendromus lachaisei)
1437:Barbour's rock mouse
1289:on February 12, 2004.
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2456:Cricetomys gambianus
2426:Cricetomys gambianus
2344:Nesomys narindaensis
2337:(Nesomys lambertoni)
2244:Hypogeomys australis
2214:(Gymnuromys roberti)
1946:Gambian pouched rat
1907:Greater hamster-rat
1789:(Steatomys jacksoni)
1787:Jackson's fat mouse
1773:(Steatomys caurinus)
1696:(Malacothrix typica)
1615:Kivu climbing mouse
1583:Gray climbing mouse
1545:(Dendromus insignis)
1253:Journal of Mammalogy
1214:Journal of Mammalogy
1208:Cricetomys gambianus
852:The Behavior Analyst
767:Cricetomys gambianus
716:Kingdon, J. (1997).
671:Cricetomys gambianus
356:improve this article
218:Cricetomys gambianus
195:Cricetomys gambianus
35:Gambian pouched rat
2384:Voalavo gymnocaudus
2329:(Nesomys audeberti)
2235:Malagasy giant rat
2127:(Eliurus ellermani)
1938:Emin's pouched rat
1899:Lesser hamster-rat
1797:(Steatomys krebsii)
1765:(Steatomys bocagei)
1650:(Dendromus vernayi)
1499:(Delanymys brooksi)
1125:The Weather Channel
900:National Geographic
526:Cricetomys ansorgei
213:Gambian pouched rat
56:Conservation status
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2159:(Eliurus myoxinus)
2102:(Eliurus antsingy)
1940:(Cricetomys emini)
1813:(Steatomys parvus)
1805:(Steatomys opimus)
1795:Krebs's fat mouse
1742:(Prionomys batesi)
1625:(Dendromus nyikae)
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