Record details

:   7376
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2430BD
Observer:   Roerig J.
Date of record:   2012-02-27
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   This mouse was getting a bit too comfortable in our house, so we caught it while it was lazily gorging pasta. We dropped it 50 meters from the house, but 2 days later it was back. We eventually managed to catch it again and released it km further. :-)
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   150690
Species name:   Thallomys paedulcus
Common name:   Acacia Thallomys -- Tree Rat
Family:   Muridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Some kind of mouse
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-7376
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2013-10-27 07:09:40
Species name:   Thallomys paedulcus -- Acacia Thallomys; Tree Rat
Species code:   150690

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