Micaelamys namaquensis - #4196
Namaqua Rock Rat
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
Namibia, Hardap region, NamibRand Nature Reserve
Image Date
7 May 2007
Photographer
GB Rathbun (Contributed by the California Academy of Sciences)