Thryonomys swinderianus

greater cane rat

taxon 10169

Also known as: Aulacodus swinderianus

Indigenous / local names

Grootrietrot (af) Wikidata ↗
Grootrietrot (afr) GBIF ↗
Rietrot (afr) GBIF ↗
Nsímbiliki (ln) Wikidata ↗
Poopoo (tsn) GBIF ↗

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Sequence records

genome (fasta)

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First synced: 8/26/2026 · Last updated: 8/26/2026

Source: NCBI GCA_041154305.1 · View at source ↗

Sequencing: Illumina HiSeq 2500 · Platanus v. 1.2.4 · 118x coverage

publiccc0AFDSI-SEQ-230

GoaT: Scaffold assembly · 2.18 Gb · scaffold N50 20,890,746 · View at source ↗

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transcriptome (fasta)

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First synced: 8/26/2026 · Last updated: 8/26/2026

Source: NCBI BK064162.1 · View at source ↗

publiccc0AFDSI-SEQ-679

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No AlphaFold DB proteome found for this species.

Geographic range (Africa)

1,829 real GBIF-recorded occurrences across Africa — see this species on GBIF ↗.

This reflects real occurrence records submitted to GBIF, not a comprehensive range map — sampling effort varies significantly by country and region, so an absence here doesn't mean the species isn't present.