Bocage's rock rat

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Bocage's rock rat

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Aethomys
Species:
A. bocagei
Binomial name
Aethomys bocagei
(Thomas, 1904)

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[]

  1. ^ Boitani, L. (2008). "Aethomys bocagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  2. ^ 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.
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