Thomas's rock rat

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Thomas's rock rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Aethomys
Species:
A. thomasi
Binomial name
Aethomys thomasi
(de Winton, 1897)

Thomas's rock rat (Aethomys thomasi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae [2] found only in Angola. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

  1. Taylor, P. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Aethomys thomasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T576A115051120. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T576A22458488.en . Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  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.