Animal Diversity Web - Cricetomys gambianus
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cricetomys_gambianus/
University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology.
University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology.
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Provides state, county, point and GIS data. Maps can be downloaded and shared.
IUCN. Species Survival Commission. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Google.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The Gambian giant pouched rat is native to African. It was discovered in Florida in 2004, but was first introduced in 1999. The rat was released by an exotic pet breeder. This species is a large rodent capable of becoming highly destructive to agricultural crops and native species and may also serve as a vector of several diseases.
Texas State University System. Texas Invasive Species Institute.