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蔗鼠
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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.
外部連結
- Gruber, Karl. While rats are met with revulsion in most parts of the world, some communities put rodents pride of place on the dinner menu. BBC. 2015-12-07 [2021-08-14]. (原始內容存檔於2021-12-10) (英語).