Red Rock Rat
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| Aethomys chrysophilus (de Winton, 1897) |
The Red Rock Rat (Aethomys chrysophilus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It it found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, arable land, pastureland, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Agwanda, B., Corti, M. & Taylor, P. 2004. Aethomys chrysophilus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.
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