African Giant Pouched Rat
Cricetomys ansorgei
Also known as East African Savannah Pouched Rat, Giant Pouched Rat
- Where to see one
- 4 U.S. zoos in our directory hold african giant pouched rat, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
Full profile coming soon
We're still writing up the african giant pouched rat — where it lives in the wild, how it behaves, and what to look for on a visit. In the meantime, the zoos below hold one.
Where to see african giant pouched rat in the U.S.
4 zoos across 4 states
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California· 1
New York· 1
Ohio· 1
Oregon· 1
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Built from each zoo's own published animal list.
