Record details

:   13340
Province:   Morogoro
Country:   Tanzania
Locus:   0737DB
Observer:   Walter Jubber
Date of record:   2015-01-05
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   In connection with Rodents, good id key images important, and please note I was using gloves. Measurements are also important with identification. The white underside, pelage colouration of the upperside, and then colour and whether fur is present on the feet very important. All these point to Aethomys chrysophilus.
Last updated:   2020-03-31 18:26:28
Sp. code:   145370
Species name:   Aethomys chrysophilus
Common name:   Red Veld Aethomys -- Red Veld Rat
Family:   Muridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Aethomys chrysophilus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-13340
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:  
Date:   2018-11-11 12:57:49
Species name:   Aethomys chrysophilus -- Red Veld Aethomys; Red Veld Rat
Species code:   145370

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