Record details

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MammalMAP:   26907
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3422BB
Observer:   Stanton Mark
Date of record:   2018-08-23
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   151019
Species name:   Otomys sp.
Common name:   Vlei Rats
Family:   Muridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Rhabdomys pumilio ?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-26907
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 26907 - photo: 1
VM-number: 26907 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Possible Karoo Bushrat: Course fur (tinged buff and ash-grey) with no visible stripes. Belly paler. Ears covered with hair. (Short tail, not visible).
Date:   2019-01-18 17:51:42
Species name:   Otomys sp. -- Vlei Rats
Species code:   151019

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