Record details

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:   22900
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318CD
Observer:   Underhill LG
Date of record:   2017-11-19
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   150070
Species name:   Rattus norvegicus
Common name:   Brown Rat -- Brown Rat
Family:   Muridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-22900
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:   Size, colouration and body shape conforms with Brown Rat. A common alien rodent in Cape Town.
Date:   2018-02-06 15:54:32
Species name:   Rattus norvegicus -- Brown Rat; Brown Rat
Species code:   150070

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