Petromus typicus (Dassie rat)

rock  rat [English]; dassierot [Afrikaans]; Felsenratte [German]

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Synapsida (mammal-like reptiles) > Therapsida > Theriodontia >  Cynodontia > Mammalia (mammals) > Placentalia (placental mammals) > Euarchontaglires > Glires > Rodentia (rodents) > Hystricognathi > Family: Petromuridae

Petromus typicus (Dassie rat), Spitskoppe, Namibia.  [photo Trevor Hardaker ©]
Petromus typicus (Dassie rat), Goegap Nature Reserve, South Africa. [photo Coke Smith ©]	Petromus typicus (Dassie rat), Augrabies Falls, South Africa. [photo Coke Smith ©]