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Saccostomus campestris Peters, 1846
Order: Rodentia > Family: Nesomyidae > Genus: Saccostomus > Species: Saccostomus campestris Peters, 1846
Common Name: Pouched Mouse [English]
Type Description
Bericht Verhandl. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., Berlin, 11:258.
Type Locality
Mozambique, Tete Dist., Zambezi River, Tete.
Measurements
Head and body: 115-188 mm
Tail length: 30-78 mm
Hindfoot length: 20-25 mm
Weight: 40-85 g
Tail length: 30-78 mm
Hindfoot length: 20-25 mm
Weight: 40-85 g
Description
The short tail distinguishes this rodent from others with cheek pouches.
Distribution
Saccostomus campestris is distributed throughout the savannas, woodlands, and semi-arid habitats in eastern and southern Africa. (Kingdon, 1984, 1997)
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Hares and Rodents). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2B:554-556.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 200.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1344-1346, 1494-1495.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 200.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1344-1346, 1494-1495.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.