Record details

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:   743
Province:   Gauteng
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2528CC
Observer:   Pearson C; Nicola Pearson; Emily Pearson; Nicolas Nkomo
Date of record:   2006-05-31
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   151102
Species name:   Otomys auratus
Common name:   Southern African Vlei Rat (Grassland type) -- Vlei Rat
Family:   Muridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   ?? Bushveld Gerbil - not sure
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-743
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:   Or maybe an Angoni Vlei Rat (Otomys angoniensis)?
Date:   2011-09-17 18:32:29
Species name:   Otomys irroratus -- Southern African Vlei Rat (Fynbos type); Vlei Rat
Species code:   151100
Comment number:   2
By:   Rene Navarro
Comment:  
Date:   2015-03-04 18:21:29
Species name:   Otomys auratus -- Southern African Vlei Rat (Grassland type); Vlei Rat
Species code:   151102

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