Woosnam's broad-headed mouse

Woosnam's broad-headed mouse, also called Woosnam's zelotomys (Zelotomys woosnami), is a rodent of the family Muridae found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, where its natural habitat is dry savanna. It is a small animal with a total length of about 24 centimetres, of which the tail makes up about 11 centimetres, so the tail is a little shorter than the head and body combined. It weighs about 55 grams. The fur is streaked tan, black and light grey, the upper surfaces of the feet and tail are white, and the underparts are off-white. The species is nocturnal and nests in burrows. Its diet consists of insects and seeds. Litters are born in summer and can contain up to 11 pups.