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Bocage's rock rat

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Bocage's rock rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  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.