Aethomys
Aethomys Temporal range: Early Pliocene to Recent | |
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Namaqua rock rat (Aethomys namaquensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Arvicanthini |
Genus: | Aethomys Thomas, 1915 |
Type species | |
Epimys hindei Thomas, 1902 | |
Species | |
Aethomys bocagei |
Aethomys is a genus of rodent from Africa. They are commonly referred to as rock rats, bush rats or rock mice.
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