Nyika rock rat
Species of rodent
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The Nyika rock rat (Aethomys nyikae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae[2] found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest.
| Nyika rock rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Aethomys |
| Species: | A. nyikae |
| Binomial name | |
| Aethomys nyikae (Thomas, 1897) | |
