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Lorson
Collected
Cape Dor-mouse
Genus species - Clavigli's murinus
Sub family - Graphiurus
Family - Gliridae
Super fam- Gliroidea
Suborder - MYOMORPHA
Order - RODENTIA
Example specimen, 1602 ♂, Tom Lorson,
Nico Smith Farm, 20 mi. W. Port Elizabeth,
Cape Prov. S. Afr. 770-84-19, Aug. 10, 1948
Description
Head - Soft grey hair on head, whitish grey
cheeks and throat, Black ring around eyes
extending in a band down to nose, long fine hairs
whiskers. Ears light brown with fine sparse
Body - uniform grey above, hair base slate
grey, below lighter grey.
Tail- Bushy and fluffy squirrel like
hair's grey, thick and from 1/4 to 1/2 "long.
Fore feet - 4 toes with small light colored
claws, pads light, above with light grey hairs.
Hind feet - 5 toes with short claws, pads
light, light grey hair on feet.