Grant's rock mouse

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Grant's rock mouse

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Micaelamys granti
Rattus granti

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

subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
and rocky areas.

References

  1. ^ Boitani, L. (2008). "Aethomys granti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  2. OCLC 62265494
    .