Record details

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:   3291
Province:  
Country:   Kenya
Locus:   0340AC
Observer:   Jackson C; Roni Jackson
Date of record:   2012-08-10
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   found cruising through the pizzeria of Turtle Bay Beach Club, caught and released at Plot 28 - A Rocha Kenya just 2.5kms south of the hotel. A male.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   136500
Species name:   Cricetomys ansorgei
Common name:   Southern Giant Pouched Rat
Family:   Nesomyidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Gambian Forest Rat
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-3291
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:   cute!
Date:   2013-12-03 11:08:15
Species name:   Cricetomys ansorgei -- Southern Giant Pouched Rat
Species code:   136500

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