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Acomys subspinosus



Description

Total length 17cm, weight about 21g. Dark greyish-brown, lighter and tinged rusty on flanks. Underparts and feet white, upper part of belly grey. The guard coar on upper parts is composed of harsh bristly hairs which are longer and stiffer on the rump. Tail covered with short bristles, dark above and white below. Nocturnal, terrestrial, in rocky areas on mountain slopes.


30 September - 3 October 2010

          

This website was last updated on
2010 / 9 / 5