Bocage's rock rat (Aethomys bocagei) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2]
Bocage's rock rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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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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
edit- ^ Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Aethomys bocagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T568A115050232. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T568A22457748.en. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ 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.