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MammalMAP:   1334
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2327DD
Observer:   Coetzer A
Date of record:   2009-05-05
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   A small mouse found in a sandy environment.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   218030
Species name:   Gerbilliscus leucogaster
Common name:   Bushveld Gerbil
Family:   Muridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Bushveld Gerbil??
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-1334
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1334 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Walter Jubber
Comment:   Gerbilliscus leucogaster (Bushveld Gerbil). Tail has no white tip, and dark dorsal pelage ending on a dark pencil tip. Longer hind legs distinctive of Gerbils.
Date:   2014-11-21 12:52:12
Species name:  
Species code:   144530

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