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MammalMAP:   28751
Province:  
Country:   Ethiopia
Locus:   NE_007039BB
Observer:   Booysen M.
Date of record:   2019-02-23
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-03-31 18:26:28
Sp. code:   145780
Species name:   Arvicanthis abyssinicus
Common name:   Ethiopian Arvicanthis
Family:   Muridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Abyssinian Mountain Rat
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-28751
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 28751 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Excellent record - found only in Ethiopia and Eritrea! Also known as Abyssinian Mountain Rat and Abyssinian Grass Rat.
Date:   2019-07-07 19:35:48
Species name:   Arvicanthis abyssinicus -- Ethiopian Arvicanthis
Species code:   145780

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