NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA 



Sub-family : Dendromyinae 

 ijhe Tree Mice) 

 South African species page 



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



2. Dendromys jamesoni, Wrought .... 



3. Dendromys nigrifrons. True . . . • 



4. Dendromys mesomelas. Brants. Chestnut Tree Mouse 



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



6. Dendromys longicaudatus, Roberts 



7. Dendromys ayresi, Roberts .... 

 I. Steatomys-pratensis,7et. The Fat Mouse . 



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



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



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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. (M«j decu- 



waBMj of Sclater) . . . . . . .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 acticola, Thos. and Wrought. . . 122 



7. Rattus chrysophilus pretoria. 



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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