Tinfields rock rat

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Tinfields rock rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Aethomys
Species:
A. stannarius
Binomial name
Aethomys stannarius
(Thomas, 1913)

Tinfields rock rat (Aethomys stannarius) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae [2] found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

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References

  1. Taylor, P.; Agwanda, B. (2017). "Aethomys stannarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T575A22458544. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T575A22458544.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  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.