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蔗鼠
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蔗鼠是单型科蔗鼠科(Thryonomyidae)下的2种较大型啮齿类动物的统称,分布于撒哈拉以南的非洲。身材肥短,尾较短,耳小,毛粗硬,褐色带有小斑点。体长35-60厘米。其肉可食。一般栖息于临水处。善于游泳,被追赶时窜入水里。以根、禾草及植物其它部分为食。对甘蔗造成很大的损害。每窝产2-4仔,幼仔生下就有毛,睁眼。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]. (原始内容存档于2021-12-10) (英语).