SPEKE'S PECTINATOR 

 Peotinator spekei, Blyth 



Somali name, Baune 



Description. — Fawn or fawn-grey above with fur tipped with 

 black. Fur on belly, chest and chin white or creamy ; underfur 

 slate, darker above than below. Tail bushy ; hairs, basal half 

 pale fawn, terminal half dark brown, with other hairs white at 

 their terminal half Apparently specimens obtained near the 

 coast and those at an altitude of 6,000 ft. on Wagar Mountain 

 differ but slightly in colour and thickness of fur. 



Measurements in the flesh of an adult male killed on 

 Wagar Mountain were as follows : 



Head and body 170 mm. 



Tail 49 » 



Hindfoot ........ 33 „ 



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Distribution. — Found throughout the coast districts and as 

 far as 100 miles inland, irrespective of altitude. 



Habits. — This little mammal is generally found in company 

 with the dassies, living on the best of terms with its tailless 

 friend, and adopting very similar habits. It feeds at daybreak 

 and an hour or so before sundown. It is invariably found in 

 rocky country, especially on the rocky cliffs bordering some of 

 the river-beds in Somaliland, where the numerous crevices and 

 holes in the rocks afford ample shelter. 



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