Otomys angoniensis

Wroughton, 1906

Angoni Vlei Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Otomyini
Genus : Otomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wroughton, R.C. 1906-10-01. Notes on the genus Otomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)18(106):264-278.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51222941

Original name as described

Otomys irroratus angoniensis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.1.6.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/51142dfa-1f15-4e1e-8207-4b33f7065a2a

Type locality

"M' Kombhuie, B.C.A. Alt. 8000' [= 2591 m]." Restricted by W. F. H. Ansell and R. J. Dowsett in 1991 to "Matipa Forest, Malawi."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Uganda · Kenya · Tanzania · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · Botswana · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Zambia · Angola · Namibia · South Africa · Eswatini

Taxonomy notes

includes maximus

Taxonomy notes citation

Taylor, P. J. 2013. Otomys angoniensis. In: Happold, D.C.D. (ed), The Mammals of Africa, Volume III, Rodents, Hares, and Rabbits, Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 577.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003391

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Otomys irroratus angoniensis

Wroughton, 1906

Family

Muridae

Root name

angoniensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.1.6.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/51142dfa-1f15-4e1e-8207-4b33f7065a2a

Authority page

274

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51222941

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Roberts (1924:70) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17634)

Otomys irroratus nyikae

Wroughton, 1906

Family

Muridae

Root name

nyikae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.10.1.107

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/702aa1de-50e1-4d8b-b414-0832f5ccd687

Authority page

276

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51222943

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Otomys divinorum

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Muridae

Root name

divinorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.7.2.84

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e284ba16-6aac-41e4-9240-c96baf027cd6

Authority page

311

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15629076

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Otomys angoniensis

Osgood, 1910

Family

Muridae

Root name

angoniensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462397

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1910:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10092)
  2. Thomas (1918:210, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103093) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16473)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Musser & Carleton (1993:680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  7. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  8. Happold (2013:577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  9. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:745) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15652) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15652) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15652/115129001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Otomys nyikæ canescens

Osgood, 1910

Family

Muridae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:16682

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=5c9d7792-f9ea-4b50-b289-1e2a86c46e79

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462397

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1910:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10092)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Otomys angoniensis elassodon

Osgood, 1910

Family

Muridae

Root name

elassodon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:16684

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=18fdcb08-586b-4661-9b86-a693d947c887

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462397

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1910:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10092)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Otomys nyikæ

Osgood, 1910

Family

Muridae

Root name

nyikae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462397

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Osgood (1910:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10092)

Otomys mashona

O. Thomas, 1918

Family

Muridae

Root name

mashona

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.11.3.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/95292101-5d74-4b33-93c9-b7e80be93473

Authority page

210

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103093

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1918:210, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103093) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16473)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Otomys rowleyi

O. Thomas, 1918

Family

Muridae

Root name

rowleyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.8.77

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6acd3a7f-9d2e-498c-8893-11a8b0d946ff

Authority page

209

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103092

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1918:209, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103092) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16473)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Otomys irroratus maximus

A. Roberts, 1924

Family

Muridae

Root name

maximus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 115

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

70

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1924:70) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17634)
  2. Shortridge (1934:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  3. Hill & Carter (1941:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)

Otomys tugelensis pretoriae

A. Roberts, 1929

Family

Muridae

Root name

pretoriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 3827

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

114

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Otomys tugelensis sabiensis

A. Roberts, 1929

Family

Muridae

Root name

sabiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 4503

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

114

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Otomys tugelensis

A. Roberts, 1929

Family

Muridae

Root name

tugelensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 2961

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

113

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Otomys maximus davisi

Lundholm, 1955

Family

Muridae

Root name

davisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 11546

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

295

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Lundholm (1955:295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Otomys maximus

Lundholm, 1955

Family

Muridae

Root name

maximus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

295

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Lundholm (1955:295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Musser & Carleton (1993:681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Otomys maximus maximus

Lundholm, 1955

Family

Muridae

Root name

maximus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

295

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Lundholm (1955:295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)

Otomys angoniensis angoniensis

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

angoniensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

745

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:745) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Otomys angoniensis maximus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

maximus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

745

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:745) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Otomys angoniensis tugelensis

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

tugelensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

745

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:745) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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