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MammalMAP:   740
Province:   Gauteng
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2528CC
Observer:   Pearson C
Date of record:   2008-11-12
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   A common mammal in this semi-rural area - away from busy tarred roads
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   159760
Species name:   Atelerix frontalis
Common name:   Southern African Hedgehog -- South African Hedgehog
Family:   Erinaceidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   African Hedgehog - Atelerix frontalis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-740
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 740 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2011-09-13 17:29:35
Species name:   Atelerix frontalis -- Southern African Hedgehog; South African Hedgehog
Species code:   159760
Comment number:   2
By:   Justin Nicolau
Comment:   Please can you contact me on j.nicolau@hotmail.co.uk regarding this sighting.
Date:   2011-09-13 23:34:31
Species name:   Atelerix frontalis -- Southern African Hedgehog; South African Hedgehog
Species code:   159760

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