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MammalMAP:   7245
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930DD
Observer:   Rimmer D
Date of record:   2012-08-04
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Specimen was alive and released back into the flowerbeds
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   106170
Species name:   Amblysomus hottentotus
Common name:   Hottentot Golden Mole -- Hottentot's Golden Mole
Family:   Chrysochloridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Golden mole or Mole rat
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-7245
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 7245 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:   ID based primarily on distribution, and secondarily on apparent body size and fur colouration
Date:   2013-10-25 08:57:34
Species name:   Amblysomus hottentotus -- Hottentot Golden Mole; Hottentot's Golden Mole
Species code:   106170

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