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Collected
Long-Tailed Mouse
Genus species - Grammomy's dolichurus
Subfamily - Murinae
Family - Muridae
Suborder - MYOMORPHA
Order - RODENTIA
Example specimen 160607, own, Nico Smith
Farm, 20 mi. W. Port Elizabeth, Cape Province,
S. Afr. 291-179-25 , Aug. 13, 1948.
Description
Head - grey above, base of ears a few
buffish colored hairs, ears large and
oval with short brownish hairs,
throat and chin white.
Body - greyish and brownish hairs with
slaty bases, ventrally white,
fur soft.
Tail - much longer than body,
brown short hairs, hairs thicker and
longer toward tip .
Forefeet - legs shorter than hind
legs, 4 toes with claws 1st toe a
vestige only, feet white, pads light.
Hindfeet - 5 toes with claws, pads
brownish, hair on feet a light whitish
luff.