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| Aethomys Temporal range: EarlyPliocene to Recent | |
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| Namaqua rock rat (Aethomys namaquensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Arvicanthini |
| Genus: | Aethomys Thomas, 1915 |
| Type species | |
| Epimys hindei Thomas, 1902 | |
| Species | |
Aethomys bocagei | |
Aethomys is agenus ofrodent fromAfrica.[1] They are commonly referred to asrock rats,bush rats orrock mice.
