''Aethomys'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
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 specie ...
from
Africa
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.
They are commonly referred to as rock rats, bush rats or rock mice.
Species
*Genus ''Aethomys''
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Aethomys bocagei'' – Bocage's rock rat (Thomas, 1904)
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Aethomys chrysophilus'' – red rock rat (de Winton, 1897)
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Aethomys granti'' – Grant's rock rat (Wroughton, 1908)
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Aethomys hindei'' – Hinde's rock rat (Thomas, 1902)
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Aethomys ineptus'' – Tete Veld aethomys (Thomas & Wroughton, 1908)
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Aethomys kaiseri'' – Kaiser's rock rat (Noack, 1887)
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Aethomys namaquensis'' – Namaqua rock rat (A. Smith, 1834)
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Aethomys nyikae'' – Nyika rock rat (Thomas, 1897)
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Aethomys silindensis'' – Silinda rock rat (Roberts, 1938)
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Aethomys stannarius'' – Tinfield's rock rat (Thomas, 1913)
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Aethomys thomasi'' – Thomas's rock rat (de Winton, 1897)
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
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