Tom Larson Collected Genus species - Rattus n. alexandrinus Subfam. Murinae Family - Muridae Superfam - Muroidea Suborder - MYOMORPHA ORDER - AROD RODENTIA Example specimen - KWT MUS. 9182, 1930 ⚠ Dr. P.W. Loader, East London, C.P., no measurements. Description Head- medium grey above, cheeks a whitish grey, white below, whiskers long and dark. Ears oval, quite long, dark brown, short fine hairs. Body - brownish above, whitish grey outside, white below. Hair rather coarse. Light grey base. Skin light. Tail - longer than body, like a rat-tailed file, very short coarse hairs on tail. Hindfeet- 5 toes, claws light brown, 5th toe shortest. Whitish brown hairs above, pads brownish. Forefeet - 4 toes, 1st toe vestigial, hair grey above, pads brownish. Claws very short.