The Rat And Mice Species Of South Africa Are Not So Bad Once You Know About Them
All The Species Of Mammal That Fit Into The Rat And Mouse Category
There are a number of different species of these 2 types of rodents. Most of them fall into the category of Cricetidae and Muridae. There are other species of South African Rats and Mice that fall into different families and categories. Rats and Mice have really bad reputations, especially in South Africa. This dislike for these rodents is only here because Rats and Mice can adapt very quickly to urban environments and they are just trying to live out their lives in peace. Believe it or not, but Rats and Mice actually try to avoid human contact, so the next time you see one of these beautiful scoundrels, just leave it be, so either he or she can live out the rest of their life in peace. Here is a list of information of all the Rat and Mice species that occur in South Africa...
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Woosnam's Desert Rat
White-Tailed Mouse
Pouched Mouse
Giant Rat
Fat Mice
Fat Mouse Tiny Fat Mouse Krebs's Fat MouseClimbing Mice
Nyika Climbing Mouse Grey Climbing Mouse Brants's Climbing Mouse Chestnut Climbing MouseLong-Eared Mouse
Water Rat
Striped Mouse
Single-Striped Mouse
Spiny Mouse And Cape Spiny Mouse
House Mouse
Pygmy Mice
Desert Pygmy Mouse Pygmy Mouse Thomas's Pygmy MouseTree Mouse And Black-Tailed Tree Mouse
Woodland Mouse And Mozambique Woodland Mouse
Mastomys Mice
Natal Multimammate Mouse Multimammate Mouse Verreaux's MouseHouse Rat And Brown Rat
Pygmy Rock Mouse
Brants's Whistling Rat And Littledale's Whistling Rat
Vlei Rats
Laminate Vlei Rat Angoni Vlei Rat (Large Vlei Rat) Saunders's Vlei Rat Vlei Rat (Common Vlei Rat) Bush Karoo Rat Sloggett's Rat


