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MammalMAP:   3099
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3218CC
Observer:   du Plessis E.; Linda du Plessis (Obs 11044)
Date of record:   2012-05-09
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Rat seemed to be collecting grass on the side walk and taking it into fynbos.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   151100
Species name:   Otomys irroratus
Common name:   Southern African Vlei Rat (Fynbos type) -- Vlei Rat
Family:   Muridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Rat
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-3099
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3099 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2018-03-28 08:55:09
Species name:   Otomys irroratus -- Southern African Vlei Rat (Fynbos type); Vlei Rat
Species code:   151100

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