Aethomys

Aethomys Temporal range: Early Pliocene to Recent

Namaqua rock rat (Aethomys namaquensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Subfamily:	Murinae
Genus:	Aethomys Thomas, 1915
Type species
Epimys hindei Thomas, 1902
Species
Aethomys bocagei Aethomys chrysophilus Aethomys granti Aethomys hindei Aethomys ineptus Aethomys kaiseri Aethomys namaquensis Aethomys nyikae Aethomys silindensis Aethomys stannarius Aethomys thomasi

Aethomys is a genus of rodent from Africa. They are commonly referred to as rock rats, bush rats or rock mice.