Desmodillus auricularis (A. Smith, 1834) . S. Afr. Quart. J., 2: 160.

TYPE LOCALITY: South Africa, Mtns, of Little Namaqualand .

DISTRIBUTION: South Africa; Namibia; Botswana.

COMMENT: Includes caffer; see Ellerman et al., 1953, South African Mammals..., p. 315.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410008090001001 as D. auricularis .

5301410008098005001 as Tatera caffer .