No. 368 Mus Beaveni. — Beaven’s Mouse
Habitat.—Maubhum, and, according to Blyth’s Catalogue, Burmah, valley of the Salween.
Description.—“Above rusty brown, medially black; lips and the whole under side pale ochraceous; feet white, all the hair being slate coloured at the base; tail above brown, below with white hairs; upper whiskers black, lower white. Rather smaller and more delicately built than our common harvest mouse.”—Prof. Peters, ‘P. Z. S.’ 1866, p. 559.
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