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Kivu giant pouched rat

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Kivu giant pouched rat
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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]

Taxonomy

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It was formerly considered conspecific with the Emin's pouched rat (C. emini) but is now considered its own species.

Distribution

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It is found in central Africa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. (2012). Cricetomys kivuensis. The Animal Diversity Web (online).
  3. ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

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