Grant's rock mouse

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Grant's rock mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Aethomys
Species:
A. granti
Binomial name
Aethomys granti
(Wroughton, 1908)
Synonyms

Micaelamys granti
Rattus granti

Grant's rock mouse or Grant's rock rat (Aethomys granti) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae [2] found only in South Africa. It is sometimes included in the genus Micaelamys. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas.

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References

  1. Boitani, L. (2008). "Aethomys granti". 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.