---
title: "Sundevall's Acacia Rat"
description: "Thallomys paedulcus — Mamíferos. The acacia rat (Thallomys paedulcus), or black-tailed tree rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/sundevall-s-acacia-rat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sundevall's Acacia Rat

> Thallomys paedulcus — Mamíferos. The acacia rat (Thallomys paedulcus), or black-tailed tree rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

- Scientific name: *Thallomys paedulcus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 82
- Wikidata: [Q416568](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q416568)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45414](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45414)

## Names

- en: Sundevall's Acacia Rat
- de: Akazienratte
- fr: Rat arboricole des Acacias

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (13), BW (9), TZ (9), KE (8)

## Summary

The acacia rat (Thallomys paedulcus), or black-tailed tree rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is a small arboreal rodent that is extensively dependent on Acacia trees.
It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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

## Photo

![Sundevall's Acacia Rat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sundevall-s-acacia-rat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126462983

## Machine access

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