MammalMAP: |
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30471 |
Province: |
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North West |
Country: |
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South Africa |
Locus: |
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2527DB |
Observer: |
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Finn Kyle |
Date of record: |
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2019-12-29 |
Number of photos: |
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1 |
Notes: |
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Single individual occupying its own burrow. Appears to be an albino individual. Captured as part of study at University of Pretoria Mammal Research Institute. Taxonomy note: Previously Cryptomys hottentotus mahali but soon to be elevated to full species by Chris Faulkes and Nigel Bennett. |
Last updated: |
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2020-03-31 18:26:28 |
Sp. code: |
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151491 |
Species name: |
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Cryptomys mahali |
Common name: |
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Mahali's Mole-rat |
Family: |
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Bathyergidae |
Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
Collector's species id: |
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Cryptomys mahali |
Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-30471 |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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Comment number: |
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1 |
By: |
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Lisl van Deventer |
Comment: |
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Sub-specie elevation to specie noted - MammalMap specie name change to follow. |
Date: |
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2019-12-29 09:49:41 |
Species name: |
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Cryptomys mahali -- Mahali's Mole-rat |
Species code: |
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151491 |
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