Magawa
| Species | Southern giant pouched rat |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Born | November 2013 Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania |
| Died | January 2022 (aged 8) Cambodia |
| Occupation | Landmine detector |
| Employer | APOPO |
| Awards | PDSA Gold Medal (2020) |
Magawa (November 2013 – January 2022) was a Southern giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei) that worked as a HeroRAT sniffing out landmines in Cambodia for the non-governmental organization APOPO (in English, Anti-Personnel Landmines Removal Product Development) which trains rats to detect landmines and tuberculosis. Magawa was the most successful landmine-sniffing rat in the organization's history, and received the PDSA Gold Medal in 2020.