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MammalMAP:   30458
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3319CC
Observer:   Rijsdijk I
Date of record:   2016-05-14
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   I know little about mice, but is this indigenous or just a generic house mouse?
Last updated:   2020-03-31 18:26:28
Sp. code:   150360
Species name:   Rhabdomys pumilio
Common name:   Xeric Four-striped Grass Rat -- Striped Mouse
Family:   Muridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Four-striped Mouse?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-30458
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 30458 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Agree with ID. Found from South Africa and north up to Kenya.
Date:   2019-12-27 16:34:35
Species name:   Rhabdomys pumilio -- Xeric Four-striped Grass Rat; Striped Mouse
Species code:   150360

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