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African crested rat

Lophiomys imhausi

Moet 'n dokter sienMoenie aanraak nieSelde dodelik, maar as iemand daaraan raak of dit eet, moet hy dokter toe gaan.

Ander diere wat giftig is om aan te raak of te eet

Gif in sy velEet: PlanteGiftig om aan te raak of te eet, nie deur 'n byt of steek nie

Gevaar vir mense: ErnstigAs iemand daaraan raak of dit eet, moet hy dokter toe gaan. Sterftes is baie skaars.

The African crested rat is a large, nocturnal rodent with long hair and a bushy tail. It looks a little like a porcupine. It lives in East Africa, where it is the world's only known poisonous rodent, coating itself in plant toxins to keep predators away.1

Giftig deur 'n byt of steek, of giftig om aan te raak of te eet? Sommige diere spuit gif in met 'n byt of 'n steek. Ander is skadelik om aan te raak of te eet. Hierdie een is giftig om aan te raak of te eet.

Leef in

Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya in East Africa1

Afrika

Tuis

It lives in drier highland forests and woodlands, and its range reaches from near sea level in Ethiopia and Somalia. It is often found in rocky areas, in hollow tree trunks and holes along the tops of ravines, and nesting among rocks on cliff faces.1

Lengte

18 cm tot 30 cm (7,1 in tot 1 ft)1

Gewig

590 g tot 920 g (1,3 lb tot 2 lb)1

Topspoed

omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

In the wild it eats mostly leaves, fruit and other plant material. In captivity it has also been known to eat meat, cereals, root vegetables and insects. It sits on its haunches and uses its forepaws to bring food to its mouth.1

Foto van African crested rat — African crested rat. Foto: Kevin Deacon. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Large, nocturnal rodent with long, silver and black-tipped guard hairs over a woolly grey and white undercoat1
A mane of longer black-and-white banded hairs runs from the top of the head to just beyond the base of the tail1
A broad, white-bordered strip of glandular skin sits beside the mane, and it becomes visible when the animal is threatened1
Bushy tail and short black fur on the face and limbs1
Superficially resembles a porcupine1

Gifkrag

Gif in sy vel

Sy vel is giftig. Dit is gevaarlik om aan te raak, te lek of te eet.

Wat doen sy gif as jy daaraan raak of dit eet?

This animal is poisonous rather than venomous, so it does not bite or sting to inject poison. It smears poison from the bark of the poison arrow tree onto the hairs of its glandular skin patch. A predator that bites it can be sickened or even killed by this poison.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: ErnstigAs iemand daaraan raak of dit eet, moet hy dokter toe gaan. Sterftes is baie skaars.

Its poison is a risk to predators that try to bite it. The rat itself is not harmed by the toxins it stores.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When threatened or excited, the mane stands up and the glandular strip parts, exposing the skin that carries the poison.1

As iemand daaraan geraak of dit geëet het

As iemand dit geëet het of simptome kry nadat hy dit geëet het: bel dadelik jou noodnommer of 'n gifsentrum.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As jy daaraan geraak of dit geëet het: moenie jou oë of mond vryf nie, was jou hande en kry mediese hulp.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Sy gif is net daar sodat niks dit eet nie. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Hoe swaar is dit?

so swaar soos 8 piesangs

so lank soos 10 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n rykan 100 meter in 72 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is African crested rat in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

African crested rat omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

It is the world's only known poisonous rodent.1

It is the only rodent known to use and store toxins from a different species in nature to protect itself, and it suffers no known harm from them.1

Its stomach has five anatomically distinct sections, a feature found in very few rodents.1

The skull is covered with small bony projections that give it a pebbled look.1

Its large size may allow microbes in its foregut to break down cellulose from plants by fermentation.1

Mite-breker

Mite: The maned rat was believed to be solitary.

Waarheid: It is now known to be somewhat sociable. Several animals are found in the same territory, and they purr and groom one another, so they may form family groups of a male, a female and their young.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Lophiomys imhausi
Groep: Ander diere wat giftig is om aan te raak of te eet
Familie: Muridae2
Orde: Rodentia
Kontinente: Afrika
Babas: Litters have 1 to 3 young. The young are slightly haired at birth, their eyes open by day 13, and they are weaned by day 40.1
Hoe dit in die natuur gaan: Least Concern1
Gevaar vir mense: 3 / 5: Ernstig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Maned rat (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Lophiomys imhausi (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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