Cricetomys gambianus
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Nesomyidae
Subfamilia: Cricetomyinae
Genus: Cricetomys
Species: Cricetomys gambianus
Name
[edit]Cricetomys gambianus Waterhouse, 1840: 2
- Holotype: BMNH 1855.12.24.136, ♀.
- Type locality: “from the river Gambia”.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Waterhouse, G.R. 1840. [Mr. Waterhouse exhibited a new species of Rodent from the river Gambia]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 8(1): 1–3. BHL Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Kennerley, R. 2023. IUCN: Cricetomys gambianus (Least Concern) (amended version of 2019 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023: e.T112169507A243173564. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T112169507A243173564.en. Accessed on 03 June 2024.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Northern Giant Pouched Rat
- Hausa: Gafiya
- Nederlands: Gambiahamsterrat
- polski: Wielkoszczur
- Türkçe: Dev avurdu keseli fare