Thryonomys swinderianus (Temminck 1827)

[Aulacodus] swinderianus Temminck 1827, Monogr. Mamm., Vol. 1: 248.

Type Locality: Sierra Leone.

Vernacular Names: Greater Cane Rat.

Synonyms: Thryonomys angolae Thomas 1922; Thryonomys calamophagus (De Beerst 1897); Thryonomys logani Romer and Nesbitt 1930; Thryonomys raptorum Thomas 1922; Thryonomys semipalmatus (Heuglin 1864); Thryonomys variegatus (Peters 1852) .

Distribution: Africa, south of the Sahara.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).