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  1. Mike Richardson

    Iberian Lynx; Request for Info

    There's plenty of information on www.mammalwatching.com. This latest report is especially useful, but also check out the older reports. https://www.mammalwatching.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Trip-report-Lynx-1.pdf I visited the area well over 10 years ago and saw some fantastic wildlife...
  2. Mike Richardson

    Pine Marten at Spurn

    There was a Pine Marten photographed in Flamborough, East Yorkshire in 2021. I could never get my head around that one either.
  3. Mike Richardson

    The Great Escape, Namibia.

    Enjoying the report Jos. I agree that Mahango is a magical place, especially as other visitors can be few, and you're free to leave the vehicle when safe . The monkeys in this part of Namibia are actually Malbrouck’s Monkey (Chlorocebus cynosures). Vervet Monkey occurs slightly further south.
  4. Mike Richardson

    Dead bat in Barbados

    I have no references to hand, but it's certainly one of the free-tailed bats. Not sure how many species occur in Barbados but you should be able to narrow it down to a few species at least. Edit: After a very quick google search, I would suggest the species is Molossus molossus.
  5. Mike Richardson

    John's Mammals 2020

    There is a Vienna Hamsters Facebook group which are pretty helpful if you DM them for information. I contacted them last April and the hamsters were already out of hibernation. I would guess they are active well into autumn so the window of opportunity to photograph them is quite large. There...
  6. Mike Richardson

    Gazelle Identification - Israel

    All these are Dorcas Gazelles, which can be identified on location alone. Mountain Gazelles do not occur that far south, while the remaining Acacia Gazelle (formally a subspecies of Mountain Gazelle) only survive in a large fenced reserve near Yotvata.
  7. Mike Richardson

    Snake in Cape Town botanical gardens

    It's a Puff Adder (Bitis arietans), a snake I never tire of seeing when I visit SA.
  8. Mike Richardson

    Ohio bird cam ground feeder (at night) request id please

    It's a Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
  9. Mike Richardson

    Mouse from Cuba

    Looks good for House Mouse to me
  10. Mike Richardson

    Herps. from WS/Morroco

    For the lizard yes. The taxonomy is a little out of date, but it remains the only decent herp guide to the area. I'm interested to find out how you did with the mammals. I'm heading to WS in a couple of weeks (my second visit) and I'm hoping for Golden Wolf and better views of the polecat.
  11. Mike Richardson

    Herps. from WS/Morroco

    I think the frog is Saharan Green Frog (Pelophylax saharicus). Not sure with the lizard as I don't have any books to hand. EDIT: I'm pretty sure you're correct with the lizard ID now I've checked with my field guide.
  12. Mike Richardson

    Antelope ID, South Africa

    I would say Common Duiker.
  13. Mike Richardson

    "Mouse" ID, Namibia

    A decent field guide certainly helps. I would recommend 'Stuarts' Field Guide to Mammals of Southern Africa (including Angola, Zambia and Malawi)' by Chris and Mathilde Stuart. Just make sure you get the updated revision.
  14. Mike Richardson

    "Mouse" ID, Namibia

    The head/body of Desert Pygmy Mouse is 6cm at most. They have a tail shorter than body length, and a patch of white hair at the base of each ear. They also have a very round body shape. In my opinion the animal in your photo looks much more like Micaelamys namaquensis or Aethomys chrysophilus...
  15. Mike Richardson

    Mongoose ID, southern Africa?

    I am pretty sure that the animal in the first image is a Slender Mongoose. Even if I saw it in a rocky outcrop in the middle of the range of Black (Kaokoland) Mongoose, I would still be happy with Slender. For comparison there are some nice images of Black Mongoose taken by my friend in the...
  16. Mike Richardson

    Mongoose ID, southern Africa?

    I would agree with Dwarf Mongoose for the second animal. I think the first is a Slender (albeit a dark phase). Black Mongoose taxonomy is very confusing although the IUCN do now treat it as a different species from Slender. The range of the true Black Mongoose (Galerella nigrata) is unclear and...
  17. Mike Richardson

    "Mouse" ID, Namibia

    It's definitely a mouse (not a gerbil etc). Without any books to hand I would say either Namaqua Rock Rat or Red Veld Rat (both should be in range) and are very similar. I wouldn't rule out Desert Pygmy Mouse just yet but do you have any memory of how large the mouse was? As their name...
  18. Mike Richardson

    Is this a mink please.

    Yes, that's an American Mink
  19. Mike Richardson

    Best mammal field guide for Southern Africa?

    IMO the updated (2015) version of Stuarts' Field Guide to Mammals of Southern Africa is the best book available at the moment. It's the only field guide I have needed on my last 2 trips to southern Africa, and it is up to date on recent changes in taxonomy (or at least it was). As I'm very...
  20. Mike Richardson

    Bank or Field Vole

    For what it's worth I agree with Field Vole for the same reasons as John
  21. Mike Richardson

    What cats have you seen?

    In the last 3 years I've added Jungle Cat (Israel) and Rusty-spotted Cat and Fishing Cat in Sri Lanka.
  22. Mike Richardson

    UK Deer Id

    Classic Fallow Deer
  23. Mike Richardson

    Striped Ground Squirrel in Morocco

    The animal in this (excellent) photo is a Barbary Ground Squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus), a much more widespread species. To answer the OP's question, I have only seen Striped Ground Squirrels in the Gambia, but I know of at least one person that has seen them in Morroco (a couple of years ago...
  24. Mike Richardson

    Rodent species - Oman

    I think it looks more like a Black Rat (Rattus rattus) with that slender body, large ears and long tail. I would be interested to see what others think.
  25. Mike Richardson

    Various Mammals - New England, June 2016

    I'm pretty sure 4. is an Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus). New England Cottontail would be the other option but your bunny has larger ears, without a black edge. It does not seem to have a black sot on the forehead which is another NEC identification feature.
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