THE WHITE-FOOTED RAT 



The White-tailed Rat is about 4 inches in length, 

 not including the tail, which is about i| incheis 

 long-. The tail is covered with whitish hair above, 

 intermixed with a few black hairs, and the under 

 part of it is pure white. The general colour of the 

 back is dark brown. 



On close examination the fur will be noticed' to 

 be slaty with brown tips. The under parts are 

 paler than the back. Legs slender, feet covered 

 with white hairs which nearly conceal the claws ; 

 ears large and broad, the inner half of the conch 

 whitish, and the outer half black ; incisor teeth Ught 

 yellow and ungrooved. 



THE WHITE-FOOTED RAT 



(Mystromys albip'es) 



This Rat has been recorded from the western parts of 

 the Cape Province where it inhabits the grassy and 

 stunted bush-covered flats. 



The White-footed Rat can at once be distinguished 

 from the other species of the genus Mystromys by 

 reason of it being nearly twice as large, the average 

 length of the head and body being 7 inches ; whereas 

 in the former the length is about 4 inches. General 

 colour light brown on the back, and white on the 

 under parts. Feet of both fore and hind limbs 

 white ; the claws are almost concealed by the 4 

 hairs. 



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