Tropical vlei rat (Redirected from Otomys tropicalis)
Tropical vlei rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Otomys |
Species: | O. tropicalis
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Binomial name | |
Otomys tropicalis Thomas, 1902
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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. (2008). "Otomys tropicalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T15660A4970777. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T15660A4970777.en.
- 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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