| Biological classification: |
- kingdom: Animalia
- - phylum: Chordata
- -- class: Mammalia
- --- order: Rodentia
- ---- family: Thryonomyidae
- ----- species: Thryonomys gregorianus
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| Characteristics: | herbivore; length: 40-60cm; dark-brown speckled dorsal fur, underside off-white or pale grey; the tail is short; |
| Countries: | - MZ
- Mozambique
- ZW
- Zimbabwe
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| Ecoregions: |
- AT0717
- Southern Africa bushveld
- AT0719
- Southern Miombo woodlands
- AT0725
- Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
- AT1006
- Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic
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| References: | Stuart and Stuart 2007: 104 |