Greater Cane Rat
Thryonomys swinderianus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 172
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus), also known as the grasscutter (in Ghana, Nigeria and other regions of West Africa), is one of two species of cane rats, a small family of African hystricognath rodents. It lives by reed-beds and riverbanks in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Greater cane rat”.