Record details

   [ Record 15 of 6412 ]   
:   12255
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3322AC
Observer:   de Villiers M; Andre Fourie
Date of record:   2014-11-17
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Disturbed area, Renoster(and Acacia) thicket, Klein Karoo
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   162829
Species name:   Suncus sp.
Common name:   Dwarf Shrews
Family:   Soricidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Shrew but which one?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-12255
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ashwell Glasson
Comment:   Large rounded ears diagnostic for the Suncus genus.
Date:   2016-05-30 10:27:47
Species name:   Suncus sp. -- Dwarf Shrews
Species code:   162829

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