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Forest Giant Pouched Rat
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Forest Giant Pouched Rat

Cricetomys emini

Emin's pouched rat (Cricetomys emini), also known as the African pouched rat, is a large rat of the muroid superfamily. It is related to Cricetomys gambianus, the Gambian pouched rat.

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