Species Petromyscus barbouri Shortridge and Carter, 1938 (Barbour's rock mouse)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Rodentia
  • ---- family: Muridae
  • ----- species: Petromyscus barbouri
Characteristics:omnivore; length: 16 cm: tail-length: 8 cm; dull grey upperparts with brownish grizzling, off-white underside, heavily scaled tail, large ears,
Countries:
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:
AT1203
Montane fynbos and renosterveld
AT1314
Nama Karoo
AT1322
Succulent Karoo
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References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 132
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