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MammalMAP:   7026
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2917DB
Observer:   Darling Gregg; John Tinkler
Date of record:   2010-06-25
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   151209
Species name:   Parotomys sp.
Common name:   Whistling Rats
Family:   Muridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Brants Whistling Rat.
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-7026
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 7026 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:   not possible to distinguish between Brant's Whistling Rat and Littledale's Whistling Rat (Parotomys littledalei) - ranges overlap at this locality
Date:   2013-10-14 18:01:29
Species name:   Parotomys brantsii -- Brants's Whistling Rat; Brants' Whistling Rat
Species code:   151210
Comment number:   2
By:   James Adriaan Harrison
Comment:   Agree with Megan's comment, but I think the ID should be confined to the genus, for that reason.
Date:   2018-02-14 00:52:09
Species name:   Parotomys sp. -- Whistling Rats
Species code:   151209

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