Cricetomys Waterhouse 1840 (giant pouched rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Nesomyidae
Parent taxon: Cricetomyidae according to S. J. Steppan et al. 2004
Sister taxon: Beamys
Subtaxa: Cricetomys emini Cricetomys gambianus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Congo-Kinshasa (2 collections), Cote D'Ivoire (1), Kenya (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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