Micaelamys namaquensis - #1101
Namaqua Rock Rat
Side view. Formerly Aethomys namaquensis.
Geographic Distribution
E Angola, South Africa (except parts of Western, Northern, and Eastern Cape provinces, coastal KwaZulu-Natal Province, and Namib Desert), Botswana, Zimbabwe, S and C Mozambique (absent from central and coastal regions), S Malawi, and SE Zambia.
Order/Family
Muridae
Genus
Micaelamys
Specific Epithet
namaquensis
Image Location
South Africa, Western Cape, Clanwilliam
Photographer
J Visser