Biology:Nyika rock rat
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Short description: Species of rodent
Nyika rock rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Aethomys |
Species: | A. nyikae
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Binomial name | |
Aethomys nyikae (Thomas, 1897)
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The Nyika rock rat (Aethomys nyikae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae[2] found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest.
References
- ↑ Boitani, L. (2008). "Aethomys nyikae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/574/0. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
- ↑ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1257. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001195.
Wikidata ☰ Q306680 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyika rock rat.
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