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MammalMAP:   4947
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3226BB
Observer:   Webster K.
Date of record:   2013-04-22
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   I battled to get this guy to stay quiet so that I could photograph it. It was quite happy to run around on the rocks at about 15h30 during the day - not overcast either, had good rains the days before
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:   Cape Elaphant Shrew?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-4947
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 4947 - photo: 1
VM-number: 4947 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2014-01-03 06:51:35
Species name:   Elephantulus rupestris -- Western Rock Elephant Shrew; Smith's Rock Elephant Shrew
Species code:   106530

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