Namaqua rock rat
| Namaqua rock rat | |
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| Feeding on nectar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Micaelamys |
| Species: | M. namaquensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Micaelamys namaquensis (A. Smith, 1834)
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| Synonyms | |
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Aethomys namaquensis | |
The Namaqua rock rat (Micaelamys namaquensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is sometimes included in the genus Aethomys. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are temperate forest, dry savanna, temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland, rocky areas, hot desert, temperate desert, rocky shores, arable land, rural gardens, and urban areas.[1]
Parasites include the chigger species: Afropolonia tgifi, Gahrliepia nana, Acomatacarus thallomyia, Hyracarus lawrencei, Herpetacarus aethomys, Herpetacarus longispinus, and Zumptrombicula misonnei.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cassola, F.; Child, M.F.; Coetzee, N. (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Micaelamys namaquensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T573A114636514. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T573A114636514.en. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Stekolnikov, Alexandr A. (2018). "Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (395): 11, 17. doi:10.5852/ejt.2018.395.
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