Rodents of southern Africa's Journal - iNaturalist
There are currently 35 genera of rodents living in RSA, in nine families: (data below for southern Africa) 8 species Terrestrial (Ground Squirrels) or semi-arboreal (Tree Squirrels, Sun Squirrels, Grey Squirrel*) diurnal rodents with an elongated body and bushy tail. 4 species Dormice are small nocturnal, aboreal rodents.
List of mammals of South Africa - Wikipedia
The springbok antelope (Antidorcas marsupialis) is the national animal of South Africa. This is a list of the mammal species recorded in South Africa. There are 299 mammal species in South Africa, of which two are critically endangered, eleven are endangered, fifteen are vulnerable, and thirteen are near threatened. Two of the species listed ...
Rhabdomys - Wikipedia
Rhabdomys is a largely Southern African genus of muroid rodents slightly larger than house mice. They are known variously as striped or four-striped mice or rats.
African spiny mouse | Adaptations, Behavior & Habitat | Britannica
African spiny mouse, (genus Acomys), any of more than a dozen species of small to medium-sized rodents characterized by the harsh, inflexible spiny hairs of their upperparts. African spiny mice have large eyes and ears and scaly, nearly bald tails that are …
South African pouched mouse - Wikipedia
The South African pouched mouse or southern African pouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae, [2] which is viewed as actually representing a complex of at least three undescribed species. [1]
ADW: Cricetomyinae: INFORMATION
Cricetomyines have robust bodies with large heads and short limbs. These rodents get their common name from their large cheek pouches. The ears are rounded and may be short or very large and nearly naked. The thick tail is naked or covered with short hairs and the eyes are relatively small. The strong hind feet have short toes.
ADW: Saccostomus campestris: INFORMATION
Saccostomus campestris has a robust body (94-188 mm length, 40-85 g mass) with a short tail (30-81 mm). Their short legs and strong toes are well-adapted to digging. They have a broad head with short, rounded ears and small eyes. Pouched mice are named for their cheek pouches that stretch from the corners of their mouths to their shoulders that ...
Quaternary rodents of South Africa: A companion guide for …
South African squirrels of the family Sciuridae are terrestrial (Geosciurus) or semi-arboreal (Paraxerus) diurnal rodents with an elongated body and bushy tail. Cane rats of the family Thryonomyidae are large, heavily built rodents that live in marshy areas and along riverbanks.
ADW: Mystromyinae: INFORMATION
Mystromyinae is an Old World nesomyid subfamily that has a single genus and species, the white-tailed mouse (Mystromys albicaudatus). (Musser and Carleton, 2005) Geographic Range. Mystromys albicaudatus is found in South Africa and Swaziland. (Nowak, 1999) Biogeographic Regions; ethiopian. native; Habitat. These rodents inhabit dry savannahs ...
Tail length of striped mice, relative to head-and-body length, was used by Roberts (l9S I) as a taxonomic character at the subspecific level. He. used the criteria: (a) tail longer than head-and-body, (b) tail about equal to head-and-body, (c) tail shorter than head-and-body.