Rodent species include cane rat, giant rat, and porcupine.

At those places, bushmeat from relatively prolific species, such as cane rats, could be sold, but people selling meat from endangered species would be punished.

Although this species hunting is little known, the most common prey is the long-haired rat and the cane rat.

In the savanna area of West Africa, people have traditionally captured wild cane rats and fattened them in captivity.

The fossilized remains of vertebrates found with the hominids, including the cane rat, further suggest such an environment.

However, the peoples of the region also utilize the cane rat as a potential food source (as bushmeat), considering the meat a delicacy.

Rodents like porcupines or cane rats Some of these animals are endangered or otherwise protected, and thus it is illegal to hunt them.

Although once diverse, this infraorder is now restricted to the two species of cane rats, the Dassie Rat, and the blesmols.

However, margays do sometimes hunt on the ground, and have been reported to eat terrestrial prey, such as cane rats and guinea pigs.

Both morphological and molecular studies suggest the closest living relatives to the dassie rats are the African cane rats in the family Thryonomyidae.