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Some facts about the
Crested rat
Adult weight : 0.755 kg (1.661 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 8 years
Weaning : 40 days
Litter size : 2
Crested rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Lophiomyinae
Species : Lophiomys imhausi
The Crested rat is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the crested rat
A young / baby of a crested rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A crested rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Habitats
Dry savanna, Forest, Moist savanna, Savanna, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland and Subtropical / Tropical Moist Montane
Facts about the crested rat
Maned Crested Rat Skull - The maned, or crested, rat is native to regions of Eastern Africa including Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Sudan Tanzania and Uganda. (Full text)
Maned rat Maned rat in the news The maned rat (Lophiomys imhausi, also called crested rat) is a long-haired and bushy-tailed East African rodent that resembles a porcupine. (Full text)
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The Maned Rat (Lophiomys imhausi), also known as the Crested Rat, is a long-haired and bushy-tailed East African rodent that resembles a porcupine. (Full text)
The maned rat (Lophiomys imhausi, also called crested rat) is a long-haired and bushy-tailed East African rodent that resembles a porcupine. (Full text)