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SPECIES Steatomys krebsii
Author: | Peters, 1852. | Citation: | Reise nach Mossambique, Säugethiere: 165. | Common Name: | Kreb’s African Fat Mouse | Type Locality: | South Africa, Kaffraria. | Distribution: | Patchy distribution in Southern African Subregion—C and SW Angola (Crawford-Cabral, 1998), NE Namibia (Caprivi Strip and vicinity; specimens in USNM), N Botswana (Smithers, 1971), W Zambia (Ansell, 1978 ), and South Africa (Western, Eastern and Northern Cape Provs., E Free State, Northwest Prov., and NW KwaZulu-Natal). | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | A distinctive small-bodied species with a long tail and small hind feet; reviewed by Coetzee (1977a), Meester et al. (1986), and Ansell (1978). The holotypes of angolensis and bradleyi (in AMNH) are unproblematic examples of S. krebsii. Populations in KwaZulu-Natal Prov., E South Africa, reviewed by Taylor (1998), who transferred tongensis from S. parvus to S. krebsii. De Graaff (1997hh) mapped the spotty distribution but suspected that it reflected lack of focused collection. |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
angolensis Hill and Carter, 1937 bensoni Ansell, 1958 bradleyi Hill and Carter, 1937 chiversi Roberts, 1931 mariae Ansell, 1958 orangiae Roberts, 1929 pentonyx (Sclater, 1899) tongensis Roberts, 1931 transvaalensis Roberts, 1929
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