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957:"Meet the gold medal-winning rodent"
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601:Gambian pouched rats have become an
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2674:IUCN Red List least concern species
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435:. Its name comes from the large,
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1556:Monard's African climbing mouse
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2122:Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat
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1292:"APOPO agency mine clearance"
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1966:South African pouched mouse
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1540:Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse
1186:Walkers Mammals of the World
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2146:Dormouse tufted-tailed rat
2106:Daniel's tufted-tailed rat
1919:Southern giant pouched rat
1752:Bocage's African fat mouse
1442:Brukkaros pygmy rock mouse
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2130:Major's tufted-tailed rat
2068:(Brachyuromys ramirohitra)
2058:Betsileo short-tailed rat
2022:(Brachytarsomys albicauda)
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1637:Vernay's climbing mouse
1620:Cameroon climbing mouse
1596:Chestnut climbing mouse
1450:Shortridge's rock mouse
2295:(Monticolomys koopmani)
2272:(Macrotarsomys petteri)
1974:Mearns's pouched mouse
1943:Kivu giant pouched rat
1760:Northwestern fat mouse
1580:Brant's climbing mouse
1564:Lovat's climbing mouse
1558:(Dendromus leucostomus)
1542:(Dendromus kahuziensis)
536:(2013–2022) received a
2316:White-bellied nesomys
2264:(Macrotarsomys ingens)
2156:(Eliurus penicillatus)
2035:Hairy-tailed Antsangy
2020:White-tailed antsangy
1945:(Cricetomys kivuensis)
1937:(Cricetomys gambianus)
1660:Velvet climbing mouse
1598:(Dendromus mystacalis)
1588:Banana climbing mouse
1436:(Petromyscus collinus)
1428:(Petromyscus barbouri)
656:Kennerley, R. (2019).
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2226:(Hypogeomys antimena)
2124:(Eliurus grandidieri)
1976:(Saccostomus mearnsi)
1921:(Cricetomys ansorgei)
1810:(Steatomys pratensis)
1770:(Steatomys cuppedius)
1729:Dollman's tree mouse
1612:Nyika climbing mouse
1590:(Dendromus messorius)
1582:(Dendromus mesomelas)
1574:(Dendromus melanotis)
1550:(Dendromus lachaisei)
1426:Barbour's rock mouse
1278:on February 12, 2004.
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2445:Cricetomys gambianus
2415:Cricetomys gambianus
2333:Nesomys narindaensis
2326:(Nesomys lambertoni)
2233:Hypogeomys australis
2203:(Gymnuromys roberti)
1935:Gambian pouched rat
1896:Greater hamster-rat
1778:(Steatomys jacksoni)
1776:Jackson's fat mouse
1762:(Steatomys caurinus)
1685:(Malacothrix typica)
1604:Kivu climbing mouse
1572:Gray climbing mouse
1534:(Dendromus insignis)
1242:Journal of Mammalogy
1203:Journal of Mammalogy
1197:Cricetomys gambianus
841:The Behavior Analyst
756:Cricetomys gambianus
705:Kingdon, J. (1997).
660:Cricetomys gambianus
345:improve this article
207:Cricetomys gambianus
184:Cricetomys gambianus
24:Gambian pouched rat
2373:Voalavo gymnocaudus
2318:(Nesomys audeberti)
2224:Malagasy giant rat
2116:(Eliurus ellermani)
1927:Emin's pouched rat
1888:Lesser hamster-rat
1786:(Steatomys krebsii)
1754:(Steatomys bocagei)
1639:(Dendromus vernayi)
1488:(Delanymys brooksi)
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889:National Geographic
515:Cricetomys ansorgei
202:Gambian pouched rat
45:Conservation status
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2148:(Eliurus myoxinus)
2091:(Eliurus antsingy)
1929:(Cricetomys emini)
1802:(Steatomys parvus)
1794:(Steatomys opimus)
1784:Krebs's fat mouse
1731:(Prionomys batesi)
1614:(Dendromus nyikae)
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