Morphology of the digestive system of the lesser bamboo rat (Cannomys badius)
Jettapol Likidkarnchanakornkij,
Depicha Jindatip,
Thanakul Wannaprasert
Abstract:The lesser bamboo rat is a fossorial rodent within the monotypic genus Cannomys, family Spalacidae and is found in Indochina. The present work provides the first detailed description of the morphology of its digestive system, as examined by gross dissection and histological examination. The oesophagus was lined by a heavily keratinized epithelium and contained mostly striated muscles in the muscularis externa. The stomach was of the unilocular‐hemiglandular type with a cornified squamous area at the fundus sep… Show more
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