Cricetomys gambianus Waterhouse 1840

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 930-955 : 932

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scientific name	Cricetomys gambianus Waterhouse 1840
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Cricetomys gambianus Waterhouse 1840 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1840: 2.

Type Locality: Gambia, Gambia River.

Vernacular Names: Northern Giant Pouched Rat.

Synonyms: Cricetomys buchanani Thomas and Hinton 1921 ; Cricetomys dichrurus Osgood 1910 ; Cricetomys gambiensis Temminck 1853 ; Cricetomys goliath (Ruppell 1842) ; Cricetomys grahami Hinton 1919 ; Cricetomys langi Hatt 1934 ; Cricetomys oliviae Dollman 1911 ; Cricetomys servorum Hinton 1919 .

Distribution: Subsaharan savanna belt ( Sudan and Guinea) and forest edges, from Gambia and Senegal eastwards to NE Dem. Rep. Congo, S Sudan, and N Uganda.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: The range outlined here basically corresponds to Hinton’s (1919 b) grouping of relatively small-bodied Cricetomys with gray, moderately long and hispid pelage. Morphological, behavioral, and ecological contrasts between C. gambianus proper and C. emini elucidated by Genest-Villard (1967) and Rosevear (1969).