The Namaqua Rock Rat (Aethomys namaquensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae .[ 2] It is sometimes included in the genus Michaelamys . It is found in Angola , Botswana , Lesotho , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , South Africa , Swaziland , Zambia , and Zimbabwe . Its natural habitats are temperate forests , dry savanna , temperate shrubland , subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland , rocky areas, hot deserts , temperate desert, rocky shores, arable land , rural gardens, and urban areas .
References
^ Coetzee, N., Griffin, M. & Taylor, P.J. (2008). Aethomys namaquensis . In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 8 February 2009.
^ Musser, Guy G.; Carleton, Michael D. (16 November 2005). "Superfamily Muroidea (pp. 894-1531)" . In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494 . http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001524 .
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