Aethomys bocagei (Thomas 1904)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1254

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scientific name	Aethomys bocagei (Thomas 1904)
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[Aethomys] bocagei (Thomas 1904) , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 13: 416.

Type Locality: Angola, Pungo Andongo.

Vernacular Names: Bocage's Aethomys.

Distribution: Recorded only from NW Angola ( Crawford-Cabral, 1998) where it occurs in savannas interspersed with forest; geographic boundaries unresolved.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Morphology very similar to A. silindensis (see that account). Apparently uncommon ( Crawford-Cabral, 1998).