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EINAR LONNBBRG, MAMMALS COLLECTED BY THE SWEDISH ZOOLOGICAL EXPEDITION ETC. 



Small mammals as well are perhaps more common in the upper forest region 

 than in the lower. In the latter Heliosciurus kenice was shot and Epimys jacksoni 

 trapped; at higher altitudes, Otomys irroratus elgonis, Epimys dennice, Leggadatnton 

 and Lophuromys but the two latter occur also outside the forests in the cultivated 

 region. The Shrews {Crocidura fumosa and turba) were found as well in the forest 

 as outside the same. 



On our return march through the forest we found numerous tracks of Buffa- 

 loes at an altitude of about 2,400 m. in a tract with many open places between the 

 trees, clumps of bamboo and thickets of bushes. The ground was there mostly 

 covered with plants belonging to Labiatce, and Cyperus. It made a strange impression 

 to find Buffaloes and Elephants here in the evergreen forest when we recently had 

 met with them in the dry grey thornbush. Evidently the forest must suit at least 

 the Elephants better, but the occurrence of both in localities so widely different with 

 regard to the natural conditions prove the great faculty of adaptation in these ani- 

 mals. In the thornbush country, where hardly any shade was to be found, the usual 

 temperature during our stay there in Febr. and March was + 33° to + 38° C. under 

 the doumpalms and of course very much more out in the open thornbush where 

 there was no protection against the scorching sun. In the upper forest region + 8° C. 

 was observed one morning in March so late as 8 o'clock, and the same temperature 

 at sundown another day. At ah altitude of 2,700 m. it was only + 1° C. at sunrise, 

 but fresh tracks of Elephants were seen near our camp. Bushbuck, Bongo, Bushpig, 

 Black Forest Hog, Kima monkeys and many other »tropical» animals do well in such 

 a temperature. 



The woods near Meru boma, although not so extensive, resemble those on Kenia. 

 There is represented as well the forest with very tall trees with or without an under- 

 growth of bushes and plants, as the peculiar type of forest in which the trees 

 resemble gigantic overgrown bushes. The latter forest is situated an hour to the 

 north of Meru boma. Typical mammals of the forest at Meru are the Kima {Cerco- 

 piihecus kolbi), the Forest Squirrel (Heliosciurus kenice) the Meru Scrub Squirrel [Pa- 

 raxerus jacksoni kahari) Bushpigs, Bushbucks, Suni Antelopes and' Red Forest Duiker. 

 The dark Mungoose {Mungos sanguineus orestes) was also found there. 



The following list gives the names of the mammals observed or collected during 

 my short visit in the forests mentioned above. 



Distribution 

 of the genus 

 or subgenus 



Distribution 



of species and 



closely allied 



forms. 



Forests- mammals 



Nairobi 



xerophile 



forests 



Escarp- 

 ment 



Kenia 



Meru 



At. 



Golohus abyssinicws kikuyuensis LojnsTBBEa 



GercopitheuB kolbi Neumann 



Pa/pio anvhia subsp 



Qalago (Otolemur) hikwyuensia Lonnbbeq 



Grocidura fumoaa Thomas 



.» turba DoLLMAN 



Genetta stuhlmanni Matsohib 



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