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MammalMAP:   23603
Province:   North-East Province
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   2127BA
Observer:   du Plessis D
Date of record:   2018-01-29
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Rural garden and buildings. Caught in rat trap baited with peanut butter and butter bean. Stomach contain Adansonia kilima bark. Head 65 mm, body 152 mm, tail 144 mm, ear 21 mm, forepaw 28 mm, hindpaw 52 mm.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   123710
Species name:   Paraxerus cepapi
Common name:   Smith's Bush Squirrel -- Tree Squirrel
Family:   Sciuridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Paraxerus cepapi cepapi
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-23603
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 23603 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:  
Date:   2018-02-02 14:07:03
Species name:   Paraxerus cepapi -- Smith's Bush Squirrel; Tree Squirrel
Species code:   123710

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