FMNH 77577

FM Catalog: Mammals
Catalog Subset: Specimen
Scientific Name: Aethomys namaquensis
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Aethomys
Species: namaquensis
Field #: 121787
Collector: W. Hoesch
Collection No.: 37
Geography: Africa, Namibia, Otjozondjupa, Okahandja, 1920m: Ombutosu Mts, ca 20 mi NW of Okahandja. [LL]
DWc Country: Namibia
Date Collected: 14 Aug 1950
Preparations: skin,skull
Tissue Available?: No
Co-ordinates Available?: Yes
Sex: Female
Sex: Female
EMu IRN: 2576450
OccurenceID: 81e721b3-06a8-4ed1-af6c-12b143e5d907
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