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Aethomys ineptus (Tete veld rat)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Tete veld aethomys or Tete veld rat (Aethomys ineptus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in South Africa and Swaziland. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, shrubland, and grassland. The common name refers to the type locality, Tete, on the Zambesi River.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  82 grams
Birth Weight [2]  4 grams
Forages - Ground [3]  100 %
Female Maturity [2]  3 months 15 days
Gestation [2]  26 days
Litter Size [2]  3
Maximum Longevity [2]  1 year
Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [2]  6 inches (14 cm)

Predators

Bitis gabonica (Gaboon Adder)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Aethomys ineptus, CHRISTIAN T. CHIMIMBA AND ALICIA V. LINZEY, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 809, pp. 1-7 (2008)
♦ 2Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0