NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA 



Sub-family : Dendromyinae 



(The Tree Mice) 

 South African species PAGE 



1. Dendromys pumilio, Wagn. The Small Tree Mouse . 104 



2. Dendromys jamesoni, Wrought . . . IO 5 



3. Dendromys nigrifrons, True IO 5 



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



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



6. Dendromys longicaudatus, Roberts . . . IO 5 



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 : Murinse 

 (The Rats and Mice} 

 South African species 



1. Rattus rattus, Linn. The Black Rat . . . .118 



2. Rattus norvegicus, Erxl. The Brown Rat. (Mus decu- 



manus of Sclater) . . . . . . .no 



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 acticola, Thos. and Wrought. . .122 



7. Rattus chrysophilus pretoriee. 



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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