蔗鼠是單型科蔗鼠科（Thryonomyidae）下的2種較大型齧齒類動物的統稱，分佈於撒哈拉以南的非洲。身材肥短，尾較短，耳小，毛粗硬，褐色帶有小斑點。體長35-60厘米。其肉可食。一般棲息於臨水處。善於游泳，被追趕時竄入水裏。以根、禾草及植物其它部分為食。對甘蔗造成很大的損害。每窩產2-4仔，幼仔生下就有毛，睜眼。當地人有捕捉蔗鼠為食[1]。
- 草原蔗鼠（Thryonomys gregorianus）
- 南撒哈拉蔗鼠（Thryonomys swinderianus）
參考文獻
- Mathews, Jaman. "The Value of Grasscutters," World Ark, (January-February, 2008), pp. 23–24.
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