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Appendix E. Mammal survey list by habitat.
Table E1. List of all small mammal species surveyed and the habitats in which they were not found. All species are listed by IUCN as "Least Concern."
Species |
Common name |
Family |
Subfamily |
High |
Low wildlife experimental |
Low wildlife pastoral |
Low wildlife agriculture |
Acomys percivali |
Percival's spiny mouse |
Muridae |
Deomyinae |
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Acomys kempi |
Kemp's spiny mouse |
Muridae |
Deomyinae |
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Aethomys hindei |
Hinde's rock rat |
Muridae |
Murinae |
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Arvicanthis nairobae |
Nairobi grass rat |
Muridae |
Murinae |
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Arvicanthis niloticus |
African grass rat |
Muridae |
Murinae |
Absent |
Absent |
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Crocidura fuscomurina |
Bicolored musk shrew |
Soricidae |
Crocidurinae |
Absent |
Absent |
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Crocidura hildegardeae |
Hildegarde's shrew |
Soricidae |
Crocidurinae |
Absent |
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Crocidura jacksoni |
Jackson's shrew |
Soricidae |
Crocidurinae |
Absent |
Absent |
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Crocidura nanilla |
Savanna dwarf shrew |
Soricidae |
Crocidurinae |
Absent |
Absent |
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Crocidura parvipes |
Small-footed shrew |
Soricidae |
Crocidurinae |
Absent |
Absent |
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Dasymys incomtus* |
African marsh rat |
Muridae |
Murinae |
Absent |
Absent |
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Dendromus melanotis |
Gray climbing mouse |
Nesomyidae |
Dendromurinae |
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Dendromus mystacalis |
Chestnut climbing mouse |
Nesomyidae |
Dendromurinae |
Absent |
Absent |
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Elephantulus rufescens |
Rufous elephant shrew |
Macroscelididae |
Macroscelidinae |
Absent |
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Gerbillus pusillus |
Least gerbil |
Muridae |
Gerbillinae |
Absent |
Absent |
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Gerbilliscus robustus |
Fringe-tailed gerbil |
Muridae |
Gerbillinae |
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Grammomys dolichurus |
Woodland thicket rat |
Muridae |
Murinae |
Absent |
Absent |
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Lemniscomys striatus |
Typical striped grass mouse |
Muridae |
Murinae |
Absent |
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Mastomys natalensis |
Natal multimammate mouse |
Muridae |
Murinae |
Absent |
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Mus sp.† |
Muridae |
Murinae |
Absent |
Absent |
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Mus minutoides |
African pygmy mouse |
Muridae |
Murinae |
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Mus musculoides |
Temminck's mouse |
Muridae |
Murinae |
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Mus sorella |
Thomas's pygmy mouse |
Muridae |
Murinae |
Absent |
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Mus tenellus |
Delicate mouse |
Muridae |
Murinae |
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Paraxerus ochraceus* |
Ochre bush squirrel |
Sciuridae | Xerinae | Absent | |||
Rattus rattus |
Black rat |
Muridae | Murinae | Absent | Absent | Absent | |
Saccostomus mearnsi |
East African pouched mouse |
Nesomyidae | Cricetomyinae | ||||
Taterillus harringtoni |
Harrington's gerbil |
Muridae | Gerbillinae | ||||
Xerus erythropus* |
Striped ground squirrel |
Sciuridae | Xerinae | Absent | |||
Zelotomys hildegardeae |
Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse |
Muridae | Murinae | Absent | Absent |
* Less than 5 individuals were sampled
† This Mus species is still pending accurate species level identification.