No. 369 Mus Cunicularis. — The Little Rabbit-Mouse
Habitat.—Cherrapunji, Assam.
Description.—“A small field (?) mouse, remarkable for its ample ears and tail shorter than head and body; colour of a wild rabbit above, below white; and the feet with brownish hairs above, but with white hairs upon the toes; tail conspicuously ringed; the setæ minute and inconspicuous.”—Blyth.
Size.—Head and body, 2½ inches; tail, 2-1/8 inches; ears posteriorly half an inch.
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