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MammalMAP:   22156
Province:   Otjozondjupa
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   2016DA
Observer:   Engelking Ethne; Kerstin Engelking
Date of record:   2017-09-23
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   We have dug holes for planting poles for a fence, and found this critter in a hole. Guess it fell in through the night.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   144330
Species name:   Desmodillus auricularis
Common name:   Cape Short-tailed Gerbil -- Short-tailed Gerbil
Family:   Muridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Cape short tailed gerbil
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-22156
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 22156 - photo: 1
VM-number: 22156 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2017-09-26 12:25:47
Species name:   Desmodillus auricularis -- Cape Short-tailed Gerbil; Short-tailed Gerbil
Species code:   144330

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