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Woosnam's Zelotomys
Zelotomys woosnami (Schwann, 1906)
Also calledSouris de Woosnam (fra) · Woosnam se Woestynrot (afr) · Zélotomys de Woosnam (fra) · eteläafrikanlattarotta (fin) · myszatka szerokogłowa (pol) · myš Woosnamova (ces) · Широкоголовая мышь Вуснама (rus) · サバクヒロガオマウス (jpn)
First described in: Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. vol.1906 p.108
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Past taxonomic allocations (in Ochromys) have been with Aethomys, Rattus, and Thallomys (D. H. S. Davis, 1965; Ellerman, 1941; Meester et al., 1986, and references therein). Graminivorous and carnivorous, terrestrial, nocturnal, and inhabiting arid savanna biome in southern Africa (de Graaff, 1981; Mugo et al., 1995). Excellent reviews of distribution, ecology, and morphological traits provided by Skinner and Smithers (1990) and de Graaff (1981, 1997 f).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: A Southern African Subregion endemic ranging from N South Africa (Northern Cape Province) through N and W Botswana (Smithers, 1971) to E and N Namibia (de Graaff, 1997 f; Skinner and Smithers, 1990).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Past allocations have been with Aethomys, Rattus, and Thallomys; see D. H. S. Davis (1965) and references in Meester et al. (1986).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: S Africa (N Cape Province), SW and N Botswana, and Namibia (see map in Skinner and Smithers, 1990).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2438268.