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Is “Mastomys natalensis” in the public domain?

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Yes. “Mastomys natalensis” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

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Who created “Mastomys natalensis”?

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J. W. Krebs (11 Mar 1981).

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It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access and is free to reuse under CC0.

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Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

Title	Mastomys natalensis
Artist	J. W. Krebs
Date	11 Mar 1981 20th century
Medium	35 g
Origin	Neama, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone, Africa Neama
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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