Record details

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Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3219AA
Observer:   Kennedy David; Graham Kennedy;Ronel Kennedy;Anne Kennedy
Date of record:   2009-05-27
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   I was sitting for 40 minutes or so on a prominent rock outcrop. The shrew, although startled when first he saw me, soon settled down, and went about his business quite calmly. It appeared that this relatively isolated outcrop among fynbos was his particular territory.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   106530
Species name:   Elephantulus rupestris
Common name:   Western Rock Elephant Shrew -- Smith's Rock Elephant Shrew
Family:   Macroscelididae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Smith\'s Rock Elephant Shrew Elephantulus rupestris
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-206
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:   2011-08-11 14:39:21
Species name:   Elephantulus rupestris -- Western Rock Elephant Shrew; Smith's Rock Elephant Shrew
Species code:   106530
Comment number:   2
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:  
Date:   2011-08-11 19:24:29
Species name:   Elephantulus rupestris -- Western Rock Elephant Shrew; Smith's Rock Elephant Shrew
Species code:   106530

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