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:   7703
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3222DC
Observer:   Da Cruz P.
Date of record:   2013-05-13
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   a single whistling rat was observed sitting on its hindquarters near a burrow. As it appeared to be solitary, it appears to be A Littledale's Whistling Rat, but I am not certain
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   151220
Species name:   Parotomys littledalei
Common name:   Littledale's Whistling Rat -- Littledale's Whistling Rat
Family:   Muridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Littledale's Whistling Rat
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-7703
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:   Very difficult to tell the two species of whistling rat apart
Date:   2013-11-06 05:57:52
Species name:   Parotomys littledalei -- Littledale's Whistling Rat; Littledale's Whistling Rat
Species code:   151220

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