---
title: "Black-tailed Acacia Rat"
description: "Thallomys nigricauda — Mammiferi. The black-tailed tree rat, also called black-tailed acacia rat or black-tailed thallomys, (Thallomys nigricauda), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/black-tailed-acacia-rat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-tailed Acacia Rat

> Thallomys nigricauda — Mammiferi. The black-tailed tree rat, also called black-tailed acacia rat or black-tailed thallomys, (Thallomys nigricauda), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

- Scientific name: *Thallomys nigricauda*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 71
- Wikidata: [Q1765740](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1765740)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45413](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45413)

## Names

- en: Black-tailed Acacia Rat
- fr: Rat arboricole à queue noire

## Countries with the most observations

NA (32), ZA (19)

## Summary

The black-tailed tree rat, also called black-tailed acacia rat or black-tailed thallomys, (Thallomys nigricauda), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is both nocturnal and arboreal and makes bulky nests in the trees, often acacias, where it feeds on leaves and buds.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-tailed_tree_rat

## Photo

![Black-tailed Acacia Rat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-tailed-acacia-rat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/46483409

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-tailed-acacia-rat?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).