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MammalMAP:   25043
Province:   other
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1534DD
Observer:   Brown Gary
Date of record:   2018-07-28
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   107040
Species name:   Heterohyrax brucei
Common name:   Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax -- Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax
Family:   Procaviidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-25043
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 25043 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   White spots above eyes, underparts lighter than upperparts. Long, black whiskers around the snout, above the eyes and (not obvious) on the body eliminate Southern Tree Hyrax.
Date:   2018-08-02 18:27:07
Species name:   Heterohyrax brucei -- Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax; Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax
Species code:   107040

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