Grant's rock mouse
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.
| Grant's rock mouse | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Aethomys |
| Species: | A. granti |
| Binomial name | |
| Aethomys granti (Wroughton, 1908) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Micaelamys granti | |
References
- Boitani, L. (2008). "Aethomys granti". 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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