Mus capensis Pallas, 1779

(Fig. 154)

Mus capensis Pallas, 1779: 172 .

COMMON NAME. — Cape Mole-rat.

CURRENT NAME. — Georynchus capensis (Pallas, 1779) .

See Woods & Kilpatrick (2005: 1541).

COLLECTOR/S. — No data.

COLLECTION LOCALITY. — No data.

COMMENT. — The species occurs near Cape Town, South Africa.

COLLECTION DATE. — Before 24 January 1804.

SPECIMEN NUMBER/S. — No data.

COMMENTS. — Péron (1804a) referred to it as Talpoides dimacrodontus .

ILLUSTRATIONS. — Illustrated by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur – Muséum d’Histoire naturelle du Havre, Inv. no. 80131 (Fig. 154; sketch of one living animal, skull and feet) (Baglione & Crémière 2009: 361).