May 9, 2025

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Crested Rat
Lophiomys imhausi
RANGE: E. Africa
HABITAT: forest
BODY: 10-14.5 in
TAIL: 5.5-7 in
Crested Rat
Crested rats are skilled climbers, leaving their daytime burrows at night to collect leaves, buds, and shoots among trees. Along the neck, back, and part of the tail is a prominent mane of coarse hairs, which can be erected when the animal is excited or alarmed. The raised crest exposes a long scent gland, which produces a stifling odor in order to deter predators. The hairs lining the gland have a unique, wicklike structure to help broadcast the odor. Another curious feature of these rodents is the reinforced skull, the significance of which is not known.
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Rat information compliments of Macmillan Illustrated Animal Encyclopedia
Rat illustration by Graham Allen

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