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Rock mouse
Adult weight : 0.048 kg (0.1056 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 5 years
Weaning : 24 days
Litter size : 4
Litters per year : 2
Weight at birth : 0.003 kg (0.0066 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 0.013 kg (0.0286 lbs)
Body mass : 0.063 kg (0.1386 lbs)
Temperature : 36.85 °C (98.33 °F)
Namaqua rock rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Aethomys namaquensis
The Namaqua rock rat is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Namaqua rock rat
A young / baby of a Namaqua rock rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Namaqua rock rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Countries
Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and ZimbabweHabitats
Arable Land, Artificial / Terrestrial, Desert, Dry savanna, Forest, Grassland, Hot Desert, Marine Intertidal, Rocky areas (eg inland cliffs, mountain peaks), Rocky Shoreline, Rural Gardens, Savanna, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland, Temperate Desert, Temperate forest, Temperate Grassland, Temperate Shrubland and Urban Areas
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