---
title: "Ratta de Caña de Azucar"
description: "Thryonomys swinderianus — Mamíferos. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/greater-cane-rat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ratta de Caña de Azucar

> Thryonomys swinderianus — Mamíferos. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Thryonomys swinderianus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 368
- Wikidata: [Q932685](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q932685)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46279](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46279)

## Names

- en: Greater Cane Rat
- de: Große Rohrratte
- es: Ratta de Caña de Azucar
- fr: Grand aulacode
- nl: Grote rietrat
- pt: Ratazana-do-capim
- pl: Szczeciniec większy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (157), BJ (26), NG (10), BW (8), CF (6), ZW (6), SZ (5), ZM (4), AO (3), GN (3), KE (3), TZ (3)

## Photo

![Ratta de Caña de Azucar](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-cane-rat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Daderot · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thryonomys_swinderianus_-_Museo_Civico_di_Storia_Naturale_Giacomo_Doria_-_Genoa,_Italy_-_DSC02839.JPG

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/greater-cane-rat?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).