A type of rat native to Africa; three species resemble rats, two resemble hamsters; all have internal cheek pouches; rat-like species often have blind wingless earwigs (of genus Hemimerus) in their fur. (Subfamily: Cricetomyinae, 5 species.)
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?Pouched Rats Fossil range: Early Pliocene - Recent |
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Cricetomys emini |
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Pouched rats are a group of African rodents in the subfamily Cricetomyinae.
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