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MammalMAP:   13388
Province:   Gauteng
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2628AB
Observer:   Trembath Jane
Date of record:   2015-02-21
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   There is a lot of droppings, nest and plant cuttings evidence of vlei rats, and the occasional live sighting of a grey backside disappearing into the grass.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   151019
Species name:   Otomys sp.
Common name:   Vlei Rats
Family:   Muridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Vlei rat
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-13388
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 13388 - photo: 1
VM-number: 13388 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:  
Date:   2017-01-24 14:55:56
Species name:   Otomys sp. -- Vlei Rats
Species code:   151019

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