Record details

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:   19975
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3418AB
Observer:   Hofmeyr S; Marc Burman; Suzanne Hofmeyr; Merry Burman
Date of record:   2016-02-28
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Not sure where it appeared from, but the dog drew our attention to it (dog was too scared to approach it though!). It rapidly dug a new hole and disappeared into it. Last photo shows a woman's foot (size 6-7) next to the hole, for scale.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   151400
Species name:   Bathyergus suillus
Common name:   Cape Dune Mole-rat -- Cape Dune Mole-rat
Family:   Bathyergidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Cape Dune Molerat
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-19975
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2016-11-16 09:06:09
Species name:   Bathyergus suillus -- Cape Dune Mole-rat; Cape Dune Mole-rat
Species code:   151400

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