Paul Carter. Posted Feb 2021; revised 5 Mar 2021 (additional sightings)
MAMMAL LIST
On visits to Wilderness (2019 to 2021) I photographed the following small mammals:
1. Brants’ Climbing Mouse (Dendromus mesomelas). @ Fairy Knowe Backpackers.
2. Woodland Thicket Rat (Grammomys dolichurus). @ Fairy Knowe Backpackers. These two sightings (6 weeks apart) are at the western extreme of its range in South Africa (field guides do not show it west of Port Elizabeth; but Monadjem et al (2015) show it as far west as the Knysna area).
3. Southern Africa Vlei Rat (Otomys irroratus). @ The Wallow Guesthouse.
4. African Mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus). @ The Wallow Guesthouse.
5. Cape Dune Mole-rat (Bathyergus suillus). @ Wilderness Ferry Waterside Jetty.
Images and site information on these sightings are given by location below.
Dendromus mesomelas
Brants’ Climbing Mouse (Dendromus mesomelas), South Africa
Paul Carter, 20 Mar 2021
Record Location: SOUTH AFRICA, Western Cape, Wilderness, Fairy Knowe Backpackers.
Record Date: 16 Jan 2021 at 8.45 PM