Selinda veld rat

The Selinda veld rat, also called the Silinda rock rat (Aethomys silindensis), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It was described by Austin Roberts in 1938 and belongs to the genus Aethomys, the veld rats of Africa. The source article says it is found in possibly Mozambique and Zimbabwe, a hedged wording that reflects how few records exist, and gives its natural habitat as subtropical or tropical dry forest. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the species as Data Deficient, meaning there is too little information to judge its numbers or the threats it faces. The article is a short stub, so the animal's size, diet, breeding and behavior are not described there and are left blank here rather than inferred from related species.