Southern African Pouched Mouse
Saccostomus campestris
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Nesomyidae
Le Rat fouisseur à queue courte (Saccostomus campestris) est une espèce de rongeurs de la famille des Nesomyidae. C'est un « rat à poche » africain qui vit dans des terriers et transporte les provisions dans ses abajoues. Description Il n'y a pas de dimorphisme sexuel.
The South African pouched mouse or southern African pouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae, which is viewed as actually representing a complex of at least three undescribed species. It is found in southern Africa in Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This species occurs in savanna woodland, as well as various other habitats, at elevations from 50 to 2000 m.
Los cricetominos (Cricetomyinae) son una subfamilia de roedores miomorfos de la familia Nesomyidae, conocidos vulgarmente como ratas de abazones. Son propias del África subsahariana, con la excepción del África austral. Antiguamente, esta subfamilia se incluía en la familia Muridae.
Distribution
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