Emin’s Pouched Rat

Order: Rodentia

Scientific Name: Cricetomys emini

Age: Adult

Sex: Unknown

Status: Least Concern

Wild specimen

Measurements: 66 mm x 28 mm

Notes: For a time, this species was available in the exotic pet trade, but it was banned after an outbreak of monkeypox.

Cleaned skulls (and digital images) are not vectors of monkeypox, so you are safe.