The Nyika rock rat (Aethomys nyikae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae[2] found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest.
| Nyika rock rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Aethomys |
| Species: | A. nyikae
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| Binomial name | |
| Aethomys nyikae (Thomas, 1897)
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References
edit- ^ Boitani, L. (2008). "Aethomys nyikae". 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. p. 1257. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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