Acacia rat
Species of rodent
Acacia rat | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Thallomys |
Species: | T. paedulcus |
Binomial name | |
Thallomys paedulcus (Sundevall, 1846) |
The acacia rat (Thallomys paedulcus), or black-tailed tree rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is a small arboreal rodent that is extensively dependent on Acacia trees. It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Sources
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thallomys paedulcus.
- Child, M.F. & Taylor, P. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Thallomys paedulcus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21692A115163143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21692A22435824.en. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1509. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Karantanis, N., Rychlik, L., Herrel, A., & Youlatos, D. (2017). Arboreality in acacia rats ( Thallomys paedulcus ; Rodentia, Muridae): gaits and gait metrics. Journal of Zoology : Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London., 303(2), 107–119. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12473
- Meyer, J., Steinhauser, J., Jeltsch, F., & Brandl, R. (2007). Large trees, acacia shrubs, and the density of Thallomys nigricauda in the Thornveld savannah of South Africa. Journal of Arid Environments., 68(3), 363–370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.06.001
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Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Oenomys–Pithecheir)
Division
Grammomys |
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Lamottemys |
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Oenomys (Rufous-nosed rats) |
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Thallomys (Acacia rats) |
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Thamnomys (Thicket rats) |
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Division
Batomys (Luzon and Mindanao forest rats) |
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Carpomys (Luzon rats) |
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Crateromys (Cloudrunners) |
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Phloeomys (Slender-tailed cloud rats) |
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Division
Eropeplus |
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Lenomys |
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Lenothrix |
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Margaretamys (Margareta's rats) |
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Pithecheir (Monkey-footed rats) |
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Pithecheirops |
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- See also
- Aethomys–Chrotomys
- Colomys–Golunda
- Hadromys–Maxomys
- Melasmothrix–Mus
- Pogonomys–Pseudomys
- Rattus
- Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
- Otomys
- Others
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