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Pouched rats are a group of African rodents in the subfamily Cricetomyinae. They are members of the family Nesomyidae, which contains other African muroids such as climbing mice, Malagasy mice, and the white-tailed rat. All nesomyids are in the superfamily Muroidea, a large and complex clade containing 1/4 of all mammal species. Sometimes the pouched rats are placed in the family Muridae along with all other members of the superfamily Muroidea. Pouched rats are found throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa with the exception of southern Africa. They are characterized by having large cheek pouches and a distinctive molar morphology. The molars are very similar to the type seen in the subfamily Murinae, but pouched rats probably evolved this similarity through convergent evolution. There are three very different genera of pouched rats. The giant pouched rat is notable for being the largest of the muroids. A giant pouched rat was also implicated as a carrier in a small outbreak of monkeypox in the USA. The subfamily Cricetomyinae contains three genera and eight species. ==Classification== Subfamily Cricetomyinae - Pouched rats *Genus ''Beamys'' * *Lesser hamster-rat, ''Beamys hindei'' * *Greater hamster-rat, ''Beamys major'' *Genus ''Cricetomys'' - giant pouched rats * *Southern giant pouched rat, ''Cricetomys ansorgei'' * *Gambian pouched rat, ''Cricetomys gambianus'' * *Emin's pouched rat, ''Cricetomys emini'' * *Kivu giant pouched rat, ''Cricetomys kivuensis'' *Genus ''Saccostomus'' - pouched mice * *South African pouched mouse, ''Saccostomus campestris'' * *Mearns's pouched mouse, ''Saccostomus mearnsi 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「pouched rat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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