Species Mystromys albicaudatus (A. Smith, 1834) (White-tailed mouse)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Rodentia
  • ---- family: Muridae
  • ----- species: Mystromys albicaudatus
Characteristics:omnivore; total length: 22 cm, tail-length: 6 cm; grey-brown body; white tail; large eyes;
Countries:
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:

AT0709
Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
AT0717
Southern Africa bushveld
AT1003
Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands
AT1004
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
AT1009
Highveld grasslands
AT1201
Albany thickets
AT1202
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
AT1203
Montane fynbos and renosterveld
AT1309
Kalahari xeric savanna
AT1314
Nama Karoo
AT1322
Succulent Karoo
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 108
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