Tropical vlei rat
Species of rodent
| Tropical vlei rat | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Otomys |
| Species: | O. tropicalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Otomys tropicalis Thomas, 1902 | |
The tropical vlei rat (Otomys tropicalis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, and plantations.
References
- ^ Taylor, P.J.; Maree, S. (2016). "Otomys tropicalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15660A22396423. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15660A22396423.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Otomys)
(African karoo rats)
- Sloggett's vlei rat (M. sloggetti)
- Bush vlei rat (M. unisulcatus)
(Vlei rats)
- Angolan vlei rat (O. anchietae)
- Angoni vlei rat (O. angoniensis)
- Barbour's vlei rat (O. barbouri)
- Burton's vlei rat (O. burtoni)
- Cheesman's vlei rat (O. cheesmani)
- Cuanza vlei rat (O. cuanzensis)
- Ruwenzori vlei rat (O. dartmouthi)
- Dent's vlei rat (O. denti)
- Dollman's vlei rat (O. dollmani)
- Charada vlei rat (O. fortior)
- Heller's vlei rat (O. helleri)
- Southern African vlei rat (O. irroratus)
- Mount Elgon vlei rat (O. jacksoni)
- Tanzanian vlei rat (O. lacustris)
- Laminate vlei rat (O. laminatus)
- Large vlei rat (O. maximus)
- Western vlei rat (O. occidentalis)
- Afroalpine vlei rat (O. orestes)
- Saunder's vlei rat (O. saundersiae)
- Simien vlei rat (O. simiensis)
- Thomas's vlei rat (O. thomasi)
- Tropical vlei rat (O. tropicalis)
- Typical vlei rat (O. typus)
- Uzungwe vlei rat (O. uzungwensis)
- Yalden's vlei rat (O. yaldeni)
- Mount Kilimanjaro vlei rat (O. zinki)
(Whistling rats)
- Brants's whistling rat (P. brantsii)
- Littledale's whistling rat (P. littledalei)
- See also
- Aethomys–Chrotomys
- Colomys–Golunda
- Hadromys–Maxomys
- Melasmothrix–Mus
- Oenomys–Pithecheir
- Pogonomys–Pseudomys
- Rattus
- Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
- Others
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