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Namaqua Rock Rat
The Namaqua rock rat (''Micaelamys namaquensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. 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. Parasites include the chigger species: ''Afropolonia tgifi'', '' Gahrliepia nana'', ''Acomatacarus thallomyia ''Acomatacarus'' is a genus of mites in the family Trombiculidae. The larvae are parasitic. Species are called also chiggers, scrub itch-mite. The genus includes ''Acomatacarus arizonensis'' (lizards),Acomatacarus arizonensis (Acari: Leeuwenhoek ...'', '' Hyracarus lawrencei'', '' Herpetacarus aethomys'', '' Herpetacarus longispinus'', and '' Zumptrombicula misonnei''. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are native to all major land masses except for Antarctica, and several oceanic islands, though they have subsequently been introduced to most of these land masses by human activity. Rodents are extremely diverse in their ecology and lifestyles and can be found in almost every terrestrial habitat, including human-made environments. Species can be arboreal, fossorial (burrowing), saltatorial/ricochetal (leaping on their hind legs), or semiaquatic. However, all rodents share several morphological features, including having only a single upper and lower pair of ever-growing incisors. Well-known rodents include Mouse, mice, rats, squirrels, prairie dogs, porcupines, beavers, Cavia, guinea pigs, and hamsters. Once included wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grassland
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominance (ecology), dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes such as clover, and other Herbaceous plant, herbs. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica and are found in most ecoregions of the Earth. Furthermore, grasslands are one of the largest biomes on Earth and dominate the landscape worldwide. There are different types of grasslands: natural grasslands, semi-natural grasslands, and agricultural grasslands. They cover 31–69% of the Earth's land area. Definitions Included among the variety of definitions for grasslands are: * "...any plant community, including harvested forages, in which grasses and/or legumes make up the dominant vegetation." * "...terrestrial ecosystems dominated by herbaceous and shrub vegetation, and maintained by fire, grazing, drought and/or freezing temperatures." (Pilot Assessm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aethomys
''Aethomys'' is a genus of rodent from Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac .... They are commonly referred to as rock rats, bush rats or rock mice. Species *Genus ''Aethomys'' **'' Aethomys bocagei'' – Bocage's rock rat (Thomas, 1904) **'' Aethomys chrysophilus'' – red rock rat (de Winton, 1897) **'' Aethomys granti'' – Grant's rock rat (Wroughton, 1908) **'' Aethomys hindei'' – Hinde's rock rat (Thomas, 1902) **'' Aethomys ineptus'' – Tete Veld aethomys (Thomas & Wroughton, 1908) **'' Aethomys kaiseri'' – Kaiser's rock rat (Noack, 1887) **'' Aethomys namaquensis'' – Namaqua rock rat (A. Smith, 1834) **'' Aethomys nyikae'' – Nyika rock rat (Thomas, 1897) **'' Aethomys silindensis'' – Silinda rock rat (Roberts, 1938) **'' Aethomys stannarius'' � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodents Of Africa
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are native to all major land masses except for Antarctica, and several oceanic islands, though they have subsequently been introduced to most of these land masses by human activity. Rodents are extremely diverse in their ecology and lifestyles and can be found in almost every terrestrial habitat, including human-made environments. Species can be arboreal, fossorial (burrowing), saltatorial/ricochetal (leaping on their hind legs), or semiaquatic. However, all rodents share several morphological features, including having only a single upper and lower pair of ever-growing incisors. Well-known rodents include mice, rats, squirrels, prairie dogs, porcupines, beavers, guinea pigs, and hamsters. Once included with rodents, rabbits, hares, and pikas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acomatacarus Thallomyia
''Acomatacarus'' is a genus of mites in the family Trombiculidae. The larvae are parasitic. Species are called also chiggers, scrub itch-mite. The genus includes ''Acomatacarus arizonensis'' (lizards),Acomatacarus arizonensis (Acari: Leeuwenhoekiidae): New Records from Three Species of Lizards in the Mexican Chihuahuan Desert Cristina García-De la Peña, Ricardo Paredes-León, Barry O'Connor, Héctor Gadsden-Esparza, Cameron W. Barrows The Southwestern Naturalist 2010 55 (2), 278-279 ''Acomatacarus australiensis'' (humans, dogs), ''Acomatacarus galli'' (chickens, mice, rats, rabbits). Characteristics ''Acomatacarus'' possess specialized Setae on their legs that are adapted for their parasitic lifestyle. These adaptations include particular features and arrangements in their Gnathosoma The gnathosoma (from Greek , ' = "jaw" and , ' = "body") is the part of the body of the Acari (mites and ticks) comprising the mouth and feeding parts. These are the hypostome, the chelicerae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afropolonia Tgifi
''Afropolonia'' is a genus of Trombiculidae, chigger in the family Trombiculidae, subfamily Apoloniinae, and tribe Apoloniini. , it is monospecific, just consisting of its type species ''A. tgifi''. It is found in South Africa. Its type host is the Namaqua rock rat. M. Lee Goff circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed ''Afropolonia'' and species description, described ''A. tgifi'' in 1983. Diagnosis and description In Identification key, keys to Apoloniinae species written by Goff in 1983, by Goff and colleagues in 1989, and by Wayne A. Brown in 2006, ''Afropolonia tgifi'' was paired with ''Apolonia tigipioensis'', the sole species of its genus. All three of these keys noted ''Afropolonia'' could be distinguished from ''Apolonia'' in having five branched setae on the palpal Arthropod leg, tarsus and in lacking subterminala I. Russian acarologist Alexandr A. Stekolnikov's 2018 key to African Trombiculidae paired ''Afropolonia'' with a pair including ''Straelensia'' and ''Vargatul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trombiculidae
Trombiculidae (), commonly referred to in North America as chiggers and in Britain as harvest mites, but also known as berry bugs, bush-mites, red bugs or scrub-itch mites, are a family of mites. Chiggers are often confused with jiggers – a type of flea. Several species of Trombiculidae in their larva stage bite their animal host and by embedding their mouthparts into the skin cause "intense irritation", or "a wheal, usually with severe itching and dermatitis". Humans are possible hosts. Trombiculidae live in forests and grasslands and are also found in the vegetation of low, damp areas such as woodlands, berry bushes, orchards, along lakes and streams, and even in drier places where vegetation is low, such as lawns, golf courses, and parks. They are most numerous in early summer when grass, weeds, and other vegetation are heaviest. In their larval stage, they attach to various animals, including humans, and feed on skin, often causing itching. These relatives of ticks are n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
