Small mammals of the Addo Elephant National Park
Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Small mammals of the Addo Elephant National Park | |
| Creator | Swanepoel, P. | |
| Description | A survey of the small mammals of the Addo Elephant National Park resulted in a checklist, as well as information on relative numbers, distribution within the Park, reproductive activity, sex ratios, and body measurements. Forty mammals species occur in the Park, while three re-introduced species probably do not occur any longer. Of the 40 species 28 are considered small mammals comprising 13 rodent, eight carnivore, two shrew, two bat, one primate and one lagomorph species, as well as the aardvark: Crociduraflavescens, C. cyanea infumata, Rousettus aegyptiacus, Eptesicus capensis, Cercopithecus pygerythrus, Canis mesomelas, Ictonyx striatus, Poecilogale albinucha, Genetta sp., Herpestes pulverulentus, Suricata suricatta, Proteles cristatus, Felis caracal, Orycteropus afer, Lepus saxatilis, Cryptomys hottentotus, Hystrix africae-australis, Pedetes capensis, Graphiurus murinus, Aethomys namaquensis, Praomys natalensis, Rhabdomys pumilio, Mus minutoides, Rattus rattus, Saccostomys campestris, Desmodillus auricularis, Otomys irroratus and 0. unisulcatus. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 1975-07-29 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/koedoe.v18i1.916 | |
| Source | Koedoe; Vol 18, No 1 (1975); 103-130 2071-0771 0075-6458 | |
| Language | eng | |
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