Black-tailed Tree Rat | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Thallomys |
Species: | T. nigricauda |
Binomial name | |
Thallomys nigricauda Thomas, 1882 |
The Black-tailed Tree Rat (Thallomys nigricauda) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.