Open AccessNotes on the Southern African black-tailed tree rat <i>thallomys paedulcus</i> (Sundevall, 1846) and its occurrence in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
Author(s) -
Guido de Graaff
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v21i1.972
Subject(s) - national park , geography , ecology , taxonomy (biology) , forestry , range (aeronautics) , biology , archaeology , materials science , composite material
Data on the Southern African Black-tailed Tree Rat Thallomys paedulcus (Sundevall, 1846) have been gleaned from a literature survey and are augmented by observations during various spells of field-work in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park since 1960. Measurements of male and female specimens occurring over its entire geographical range are given as are details of its ecology and taxonomy.