Namaqua rock rat Micaelamys namaquensis Least concern
Where the Namaqua rock rat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 18 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map
| Scientific name | Micaelamys namaquensis |
|---|---|
| Group | Mice, rats & other rodents |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | Africa |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Muridae |
Where does the Namaqua rock rat live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Namaqua rock rat in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata gives its range as: Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the Namaqua rock rat endangered?
The Namaqua rock rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Namaqua rock rat?
The Namaqua rock rat (Micaelamys namaquensis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Micaelamys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Namaqua rock rat
The Namaqua rock rat (Micaelamys namaquensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is sometimes included in the genus Aethomys.
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Its natural habitats are temperate forest, dry savanna, temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland, rocky areas, hot desert, temperate desert, rocky shores, arable land, rural gardens, and urban areas.
Parasites include the chigger species: Afropolonia tgifi, Gahrliepia nana, Acomatacarus thallomyia, Hyracarus lawrencei, Herpetacarus aethomys, Herpetacarus longispinus, and Zumptrombicula misonnei.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Namaqua rock rat (revision 1314837702), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27333835 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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