The genus Thryonomys, also known as the cane rats or grasscutters, is a genus of rodent found throughout Africa south of the Sahara, the only members of the family Thryonomyidae. [1] They are eaten in some African countries and are a pest species on many crops. [2]

Cane rat, (genus Thryonomys), either of two species of large, stocky African rodent. Weighing up to 7 kg (more than 15 pounds), cane rats can grow to a length of 61 cm (24 inches), not including the scantily haired tail, which measures up to 26 cm. …

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.

2024年5月27日 · Also known as grasscutters, cane rats are large rodents in the family Thryonomyidae. These giant rodents can measure up to 24 inches long and weigh in excess of 22 pounds. This rodent live throughout sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in …

2023年12月10日 · Cane rats are the second largest rodents in Africa, surpassed in size and mass only by the porcupine Hystrix africae australis (26.4–28.6 lb; 12–13 kg). Cane rat males are much larger than females. The greater cane rat is about twice the size of the lesser cane rat.

A male greater cane rat in captive breeding program in Gabon.Although one of the largest rodents in Africa and one of the largest species commonly called a "rat", it is not closely related to typical Rattus species.. Greater cane rats can measure in head-and-body length from 43 to 60 cm (17 to 24 in) with the tail measuring 16 to 19.5 cm (6.3 to 7.7 in).

The greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) and the lesser cane rat (T. gregorianus) both inhabit nonforested sub-Saharan Africa except for Namibia and most of South Africa and Botswana. The two species are found together in certain regions, but …

Cane rats are the second largest rodents in Africa, surpassed in size and mass only by the porcupine Hystrix. africaeaustralis (26.4–28.6 lb; 12–13 kg). Cane rat males are much larger than females. The greater cane rat is about twice the size of the lesser cane rat. The dental formula is (I1/1 C0/0 P1/1 M3/3) × 2 = 20.

The second-largest rodents in their native continent of Africa after the South African porcupine, the cane rats range in length from 1.3 to 2.6 feet (40.9 to 79.3 centimeters) and in weight from 3.1 to 14.3 pounds (1.4 to 6.5 kilograms). Males are much larger and heavier than females.

Cane rats are herbivores, plant eaters, and eat a wide variety of grasses and other plant matter, as well as fruits, nuts, bark, and cultivated crops. Cane rats ferment their food in a special organ called the cecum (SEE-kum) to help digest it. They produce two …