Aethomys chrysophilus
(de Winton, 1897)
Red Rock Rat
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
Superfamily | : Muroidea |
Family | : Muridae |
Subfamily | : Murinae |
Tribe | : Arvicanthini |
Genus | : Aethomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
de Winton, W.E. 1897-04. On collections of rodents made by Mr. J. ffolliott Darling in Mashunaland and Mr. F. C. Selous in Matabeleland, with short field-notes by the collectors. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1896(4):798-808.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31200848Original name as described
Mus chrysophilus
Other common names
Red Aethomys · Red Veld Aethomys · Red Veld Rat
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Mazoe, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Kenya · Tanzania · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · South Africa · Botswana · Angola · Namibia
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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