Tinfields rock rat
| Tinfields rock rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Aethomys |
| Species: | A. stannarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Aethomys stannarius (Thomas, 1913) | |
The Tinfields rock rat, West African Aethomys, West African rock rat or West African veld rat (Aethomys stannarius) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.