MU S LEHOCLA Fig-. I t
■M U S NATALENSIS. Fig.2.
MUS COION'TJS. Tig-. 3.
(Maimna.lia__FIaie 47.)
MUS LEHOCLA.—S m i t h .
M a m m a l ia .— P l a t e XLVII. F i g . 1 . M a l e .
M. supeme, paltide rufus aubnigro penicillatus, inferhe rjfo-albus; auiibus magiva, expausis, fere nudis,
margine externo semicirculavi; pibs rlgidis j caud& longd subnud&que.
Longitddo capitis coipoiisque 4 unc. 9 lin.; caudee 5 unc.
Mus L ehocla. Report of Expedition into Interior of South Africa, App. p. 43, 1837.
C o l o u r .—Head, back, and sides, pale buff orange, or light sienna-yellow.
The middle of the head, of the back, and the upper parts of the sides freely
pencilled with liver-brown ; the outsides of the extremities the same colour as
the sides, the dark hairs only less abundant. The lower parts of the sides,
the belly, the throat, the chin, and the inner sides of the extremities rusty
white; ears pale purplish brown, with a scanty sprinkling of liver-brown
hair; eyebrows white; whiskers pale brownish red; tail intermediate
between light brownish red and yellowish brown ; eyes black; incisor teeth of
both jaws pale yellow.
F o r m , & c .—Head rather long, posteriorly of moderate width, anteriorly
narrow and tapered; apex of nose subacute and immediately behind the
point the parts bulge considerably, having in this respect more of the character
of a rat than of a mouse. Ears short, broad, and patulous, the outer
edge subovate or semicircular. Eyes large and prominent. Whiskers moderately
bushy, hairs rather long and somewhat rigid. Body moderately
robust; limbs rather long; toes and nails of fore feet rather short, nails of
hinder feet long and curved; tail long and thinly coated with short rigid
hair; hair of the head and body long, closely set, and slightly rigid, resembling
in its nature that of a rat; incisors of upper jaw short, slightly
curved, and moderately robust; of lower jaw long, slightly arched and
slender.
DIMENSIONS.
Inches. Lines. Inches. Lines.
Length from tip of nose to base of tail 4 9 Length of tarsus, toes, and claws of
toil ......................................... 5 0 hinder extremities ........... 0 10
Height of animal when standing........... 2 0