NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Bocage's Aethomys
Aethomys bocagei (Thomas, 1904)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Bocage's rock rat (Aethomys bocagei) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna.
Wikipedia contributors, Bocage's rock rat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:02:15.085529+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aethomys bocagei (Thomas, 1904)
- Name authority
- (Thomas, 1904)
- Common name
- Bocage's Aethomys
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Aethomys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
- subfamilyMurinae Illiger, 1811
- genusAethomys Thomas, 1915
- speciesAethomys bocagei (Thomas, 1904)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aethomys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Red Veld AethomysAethomys chrysophilus (de Winton, 1897) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| West African AethomysAethomys stannarius (Thomas, 1913) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Seilinda AethomysAethomys silindensis Roberts, 1938 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kaiser's AethomysAethomys kaiseri (Noack, 1887) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thomas's AethomysAethomys thomasi (de Winton, 1897) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nyika AethomysAethomys nyikae (Thomas, 1897) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tete Veld AethomysAethomys ineptus (Thomas & Wroughton, 1908) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hinde's AethomysAethomys hindei (Thomas, 1902) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585113 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:65CLL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.