Red Veld Aethomys
Aethomys chrysophilus
Also known as: Red Rock Rat, Red Aethomys, Red Veld Rat
Habitat
Ground
Diet
PlantSeed
Active Time
Nocturnal
Size
75 g
LCMammaliaRodentiaMuridae
Seasonal Activity
24 sightings · 2000–2025
Citizen science records via GBIF
All monthsThis month
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
Traits
- Diet
- PlantSeed
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Body mass
- 75 g
Photo
(c) glorysummay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by glorysummay
CC-BY-NC-4.0
Occurrence data from GBIF.