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Nomagualand Pigmy Rock-Mouse
Genus Species - Petromyscus barbouri;
Subfam - Dendromurinae
Fam - Muridae
Superfam - Muroidea
Suborder - MYOMORPHA
Order - RODENTIA
Example - KM- 3651 ♂, 22 Nov. 1936,
Ezelfontein, W. Leliefontein, Namagualand,
4500', Shortridge, 72, 76, 16.5, 14.
Description
Head - grey above, slightly darker around eye,
below whitish grey.
Body - grey streaked with brown, grey tinged
with white below.
Tail - as long or nearly as long as body,
grey with blunt hairs, rings of scales, lighter
below.
Feet - four feet white, 5 toes, 1st vestigial,
4 claws, very small feet.
Rudfeet - 5 toes with claws, white above, 1st
toe very small.
Petromyscus collinus (Dowery Pigmy)
Rock Mouse
KM-3631 ♂, 10 Nov. 1923, Karibib, S.W. Afr.
3842', Shortridge, 82, 87, 16.5, 15.
Desc - fanny light brown above, grey white
below, tail straw color, feet whitish.