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The Wildlife of Southern Africa by Vincent Carruthers

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The Wildlife of Southern Africa by Vincent Carruthers

Author:Vincent Carruthers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2008-03-13T16:00:00+00:00


Dimensions

For small mammals, dimensions given are the body length from the tip of the snout to the base of the tail, plus the length of the tail. For large mammals, the shoulder height in a standing position is given.

Crocidura mariquensis

1 SWAMP MUSK SHREW

Snout long, mobile. Eyes small. Ears small, rounded. Legs short with pale feet. Blackish-brown overall. Musk glands on flanks. Mainly insectivorous. North and east.

Similar

GREATER MUSK SHREW C. flavescens

Larger (10 cm plus 6 cm tail). Southern and eastern coastal areas.

FOREST SHREW Myosorex varius

Tail has dark line on top. South and east.

LESSER RED MUSK SHREW Crocidura hirta

Cinnamon or reddish-brown above. Silvery white below.

Elephantulus brachyrhynchus

2 SHORT-SNOUTED ELEPHANT SHREW



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