The Namaqua rock rat (Micaelamys namaquensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is sometimes included in the genus Aethomys.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Namaqua Rock Rat being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Reithrodontomys fulvescens
- Mus minutoides
- Chaetodipus fallax
- Phyllotis darwinii
- Chaetodipus californicus
- Rattus tunneyi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Micaelamys
- Species
- Micaelamys namaquensis
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