NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA 



Sub-family : Dendromyinae 

 {The Tree Mice) 

 South African species page 



1. Dendromys fiimilio, VVagn. The Small Tree Mouse . 104 



2. Dendromys jamesoni. Wrought ..... 105 



3. Dendromys nigrifrons, True . . . . .105 



4. Dendromys mesomelas, Brants. Chestnut Tree Mouse . 103 



5. Dendromys melanotis, A. Smith. Grey Tree Mouse . 104 



6. Dendromys longicaiidatus, Roberts . . . .105 



7. Dendromys ayresi, Roberts . . . . .105 



I. Steatomys pratensis, Pet. The Fat Mouse . . . 105 



1. Malacothrix typicus, A. Smith. Mouse Gerbille . . 107 



2. Malacothrix pentonyx, W. Scl. Small-eared Mouse Ger- 



bille 108 



Sub-family : Murinae 

 {The Rats and Mice) 

 South African species 



1. Rattus rattus, hinn. The Black Rat .... Il8 



2. Rattus norvegicus, Erxl. The Brown Rat. {Miis decu- 



manus oi ^c\2ittr) . . . . . . .110 



3. Rattus nigricauda, Thos. Black-tailed Rat . . .121 



4. Rattus chrysophilus typicus^ de Wint. Darling's Rat . 122 



5. Rattus chrysophilus ineptus, Thos. and Wrought. . . 122 



6. Rattus chrysophilus aciicola, Thos. and Wrought. . .122 



7. Rattus chrysophilus pretori^, 



8. Rattus chrysophilus tzaneenensis, Jameson. 



9. Rattus namaquensis typicus, A. Smith .... 123 



10. Rattus namaquensis centralis, Schw. 



11. Rattus namaquensis monticularis, Jameson. 



12. Rattus namaquensis lehochla, A. Smith. Smith's Rat. 



{Mus lohochla of Sclater) . . . . .124 



13. Rattus namaquensis auricomis, de Wint. Golden Rat. 



(Mus auricomis of Sclater) . . . . .124 



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