Namaqua Rock Rat

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Namaqua Rock Rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Micaelamys
Species: M. namaquensis
Binomial name
Micaelamys namaquensis
(A. Smith, 1834)

The Namaqua Rock Rat (Micaelamys namaquensis) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is sometimes included in the genus Aethomys. 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.

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