Cheek pouches are pockets on both sides of the head of some mammals between the jaw and the cheek. They can be found on mammals including the platypus...

vestibule or buccal pouch or buccal cavity and forms part of the mouth. In other animals, the cheeks may also be referred to as "jowls". Cheeks are fleshy in...

species Pouched rat, African rodent characterized by large cheek pouches All pages with titles beginning with Pouch All pages with titles containing Pouch Bursar...

pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), also commonly known as the African giant pouched rat, is a species of nocturnal pouched rat of the giant pouched rat...

having large cheek pouches and a distinctive molar morphology. The molars are very similar to the type seen in the subfamily Murinae, but pouched rats probably...

muscles may allow them to move the jaw further sideways when chewing. The cheek pouch is a specific morphological feature used for storing food and is evident...

are stout-bodied with distinguishing features that include elongated cheek pouches extending to their shoulders, which they use to carry food back to their...

unlike some other species which make multiple small caches of food. Cheek pouches allow chipmunks to carry food items to their burrows for either storage...

pouched rats are actually better climbers than their better known Gambian pouched rat cousins. These pouched rats are named for having cheek pouches much...

radiation of African and Malagasy muroids. The name "pouched rat" refers to their large cheek pouches. The species are: Females have been said to be capable...