Rock Rat Definition

Certain members of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae :

Certain members of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae :

Petromyscus Petromyscus , a southwestern African genus in the subfamily Petromyscinae Petromyscinae of the family Nesomyidae (though these are more frequently referred to as rock mice )

Aconaemys , a genus in Argentina and Chile, of the family Octodontidae .

Petromus , an African genus often called dassie rats, of the family Petromuridae.