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MammalMAP:   29478
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3125AC
Observer:   van Dyk Zenobia
Date of record:   2019-09-05
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Road kill, it was small.
Last updated:   2020-03-31 18:26:28
Sp. code:   202070
Species name:   Ictonyx striatus
Common name:   Striped Polecat -- Striped Polecat
Family:   Mustelidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Weasel or Polecat ???
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-29478
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 29478 - photo: 1
VM-number: 29478 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Long, shaggy hair on the tail as well as the body.
Date:   2019-09-06 12:25:56
Species name:   Ictonyx striatus -- Striped Polecat; Striped Polecat
Species code:   202070

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