The Vertebral Column, Ribs, and Sternum of the African Giant Rat (Cricetomys gambianus Waterhouse)

Table 1

Ranges of measured parameters (cm) along the vertebral column in eight adult African giant rats.

Parameters (cm)	Cervical	Thoracic	Lumbar	Sacral	Caudal
Length of vertebrae bodies	0.3–1.5	0.5–0.8	0.8–1.2	0.8–1.0	0.6–1.9
Spine length	0.2–0.6	0.4–1.2	0.6–1.2	0.5–1.0	0.2-0.3
Transverse process length	0.4–0.9	0.5–0.7	0.4-0.5	0.7–1.0	0.7
Vertebral foramen diameter	0.6–0.8	0.4–0.6	0.4–0.7	0.2–0.4	—
Vertebral foramen height	0.3–0.7	0.3-0.4	0.2–0.4	0.2-0.3	—