cane rat

An African cavy-like rodent; large (length, up to 75 cm/30 in; weight, 9 kg/20 lb); short tail and broad blunt snout; lives near water; may damage sugar-cane plantations. (Family: Thryonomyidae.)

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Fossil range: Late Pliocene - Recent

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Thryonomyidae Pocock, 1922
Genus:	Thryonomys Fitzinger, 1867

Species

Thryonomys gregorianus (Lesser Cane Rat)
Thryonomys swinderianus (Greater Cane Rat)

The genus Thryonomys, also know as cane rats, is a genus of rodent found in Africa south of the Sahara.

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