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MammalMAP:   11372
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3419AD
Observer:   Navarro R.A.
Date of record:   2013-12-11
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   163010
Species name:   Suncus varilla
Common name:   Lesser Dwarf Shrew -- Lesser Dwarf Shrew
Family:   Soricidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-11372
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 11372 - photo: 1
VM-number: 11372 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   James Adriaan Harrison
Comment:   This appears to be a juvenile specimen. The clear separation of dark upperparts and silvery underparts suggests Suncus varilla.
Date:   2018-02-14 01:06:07
Species name:   Suncus varilla -- Lesser Dwarf Shrew; Lesser Dwarf Shrew
Species code:   163010

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