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Steatomys pratensis Peters, 1846
Order: Rodentia > Family: Nesomyidae > Genus: Steatomys > Species: Steatomys pratensis Peters, 1846
Common Name: Fat Mouse [English]
Type Description
Bericht Verhandl. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., Berlin, 11:258.
Type Locality
Mozambique, Zambezi River, Tete.
Measurements
Head and body: 50-100 mm
Tail length: 33-35 mm
Hindfoot length: 13-18 mm
Weight: 15-30 g
Tail length: 33-35 mm
Hindfoot length: 13-18 mm
Weight: 15-30 g
Description
The common name comes from the often obese and slow-moving nature of these rodents.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Hares and Rodents). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2B:543-545.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 198.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1344-1346, 1489-1490.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 198.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1344-1346, 1489-1490.