| Nyika rock rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Aethomys |
| Species: | A. nyikae |
| Binomial name | |
| Aethomys nyikae (Thomas, 1897) | |
TheNyika rock rat (Aethomys nyikae) is a species ofrodent in the familyMuridae[2]found inAngola, theDemocratic Republic of the Congo,Malawi, andZambia.Its naturalhabitat issubtropical or tropical dry forest.
