Maned Rat
Lophiomys imhausi
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The maned rat or African crested rat is a large nocturnal, long-haired and bushy-tailed East African rodent that superficially resembles a porcupine. The world's only known poisonous rodent, the maned rat coats itself in toxins from plants to fend off predators.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Lophiomys