Bocage's rock rat
Bocage's rock rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Aethomys |
Species: | A. bocagei
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Binomial name | |
Aethomys bocagei (Thomas, 1904)
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Bocage's rock rat (Aethomys bocagei) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2]
It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna.
References[]
- ^ Boitani, L. (2008). "Aethomys bocagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
- ^ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Mammals described in 1904
- Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
- Aethomys
- Rodents of Africa
- Mammals of Angola
- Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Murinae stubs