== Invasiv art ==
[[Fil:Large-Gambian-Pouch-Rat.jpg|right|thumb| Gambiansk kæmperotte dræbt i Florida Keys]]
Gambiansk kæmperotte er blevet en [[invasiv art]] på [[Grassy Key]] i [[Florida Keys]],<ref>{{Kilde nyheder |url=http://www.keysnet.com/2012/03/24/433069/more-huge-gambian-rats-found-on.html |title=More huge Gambian rats found on Grassy Key |date=25. marts 2012 |work=keysnet.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328043327/http://www.keysnet.com/2012/03/24/433069/more-huge-gambian-rats-found-on.html |archive-date=2012-03-28}}</ref> efter at en privat opdrætter lod dyrene undslippe i 1990'erne.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Terrell |date=3. juni 2014 |title=Invasive Giant Rats Make a Comeback in the Florida Keys {{!}} The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel {{!}} weather.com |url=https://weather.com/science/nature/news/invasive-giants-rats-return-florida-keys-20140603 |access-date=2022-02-25 |website=The Weather Channel |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-florida-rats-idUSN2430572020070524 |title=Florida tries to wipe out cat-sized African rats |work=[[Reuters]] |year=2007}}</ref> Siden 2007 har myndigheder i Florida forsøgt at udrydde den fra Grassy Key, men den var stadig til stede i 2014, og er også blevet set i nærheden på [[Key Largo (ø)|Key Largo]] og i [[Marathon (Florida)|Marathon]], Florida.<ref name=":0" />
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