Species Malacothrix typica (A. Smith, 1834) (Long-eared mouse)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Rodentia
  • ---- family: Muridae
  • ----- species: Malacothrix typica
Characteristics:omnivore; length: 11cm: tail-length: 3,5cm; grey to reddish-brown upperparts, lighter underside, dark pattern on back and head; large ears; short tail;
Countries:
BW
Botswana
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:

AT0702
Angolan Mopane woodlands
AT0902
Etosha Pan halophytics
AT1004
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
AT1009
Highveld grasslands
AT1314
Nama Karoo
AT1316
Namibian savanna woodlands
AT1322
Succulent Karoo
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 112
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/19674282
Creator: Freshwater and Marine Image Bank, University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections
Permission: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
Comments: Malapterurus electricus.
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Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/13596106
Date: 2001-03-07
Place: not provided
Creator: John H. Tashjian
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License
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