unidentified mouse Chester Zoo

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  bongorob

• 26 Aug 2007

Anyone know what this could be? My first thought was a Thallomys, but it does not have the black eye stripe.
My seciond guess is an Arvicanthis.

 

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  Writhedhornbill

• 26 Aug 2007

I saw one of them in the okapi house. I have it on film somewhere.

 

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  zoogiraffe

• 20 Sep 2007

If its in the left hand tank it is a Kenyan Black Spiny Mouse,if its in the right hand tank its a type of Four-stripped Grass Mouse,sorry no latin names because as of yet Tim is not sure if either of them have been described scientifically yet but if not these will be their common name`s used by Chester Zoo

 

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  Writhedhornbill

• 20 Sep 2007

Thanks. I have film of both of them.

 

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  bongorob

• 21 Sep 2007

Thanks Zoogiraffe

 

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  robmv

• 27 Sep 2007

This is one of the Rhabdomys mice (four-striped) - originally thought to be Rhabdomys dilectus

 

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  bongorob

• 5 Oct 2007

Now I'm really confused. Is this a second species of Rhabdomys at Chester?

 

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  ZYBen

• 30 Dec 2007

if anyone would like to say for sure what species of mousethis is i will change the name of it on the picture.

 

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  Writhedhornbill

• 2 Jan 2008

Mesic four striped grass mouse is probably what it is.