Littledale's whistling rat
| Littledale's whistling rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Parotomys |
| Species: | P. littledalei |
| Binomial name | |
| Parotomys littledalei Thomas, 1918 | |
Littledale's whistling rat (Parotomys littledalei) is one of two species of murid rodent in the genus Parotomys, the other being Brants's whistling rat (Parotomys brantsii). It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and temperate desert.