Species Thallomys nigricauda (Thomas, 1882) (Black-tailed tree rat)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Rodentia
  • ---- family: Muridae
  • ----- species: Thallomys nigricauda
Characteristics:ody-length: 23-29 cm, tail-length: 21-28 cm; cinnamon brown hair on the back, white on the belly; black stripe from shoulder to hip; long, fluffy black-and-white tail;
Countries:

BW
Botswana
MZ
Mozambique
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
ZW
Zimbabwe
Ecoregions:

AT0119
Maputaland coastal forest mosaic
AT0128
Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic
AT0702
Angolan Mopane woodlands
AT0709
Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
AT0717
Southern Africa bushveld
AT0719
Southern Miombo woodlands
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
AT0726
Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
AT1004
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
AT1009
Highveld grasslands
AT1309
Kalahari xeric savanna
AT1316
Namibian savanna woodlands
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 122
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/29707395
Date: 2011-11-08
Place: Northern Cape, South Africa
Creator: Bernard DUPONT
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License
Comments: Urikarus Camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, SOUTH AFRICA
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/30073481
Date: 2012-03-03
Place: Northern Cape, South Africa
Creator: Bernard DUPONT
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License
Comments: Nossob Camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, SOUTH AFRICA
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/30073439
Date: 2012-03-03
Place: Northern Cape, South Africa
Creator: Bernard DUPONT
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License
Comments: Nossob Camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, SOUTH AFRICA
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