Malacothrix typica - #91
Large-eared African Desert Mouse
Side view
Geographic Distribution
Eastern portion of Southern African Subregion in semidesert regions (mean annual rainfall = 150-500 mm) where sandy plains, short grassy velds, and karroid shrubs on hard substrates predominate; ranges in C and E South Africa (Eastern, Western and Northern Cape Provs., Free State, Northwest Prov.), S Botswana, most of Namibia, and extreme SW Angola.
Order/Family
Nesomyidae
Genus
Malacothrix
Specific Epithet
typica
Image Location
South Africa, Northern Cape, Victoria West
Image Date
1974
Photographer
J Visser