| Giant pouched rat | |
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| Emin's pouched rat (Cricetomys emini) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Cricetomyinae |
| Genus: | Cricetomys Waterhouse, 1840 |
| Species | |
The giant pouched rats (genus Cricetomys) of sub-Saharan Africa are large muroid rodents.