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Record details

MammalMAP:   30818
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3030BC
Observer:   Lindsay Mary Ellen
Date of record:   2020-02-06
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-03-31 18:26:28
Sp. code:   145359
Species name:   Aethomys sp.
Common name:   Veld rats
Family:   Muridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Field mouse
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-30818
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 30818 - photo: 1
VM-number: 30818 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Looks more like an Aethomys specie (a rock mouse or field rat specie) than a Mastomys specie (field mouse specie)
Date:   2020-02-16 07:38:20
Species name:   Aethomys sp. -- Veld rats
Species code:   145359

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