Otomys cheesmani

P. J. Taylor, Lavrenchenko, Carleton, E. Verheyen, N. C. Bennett, Oosthuizen, & Maree, 2011

Cheesman's 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

Authority citation

Taylor, P.J., Lavrenchenko, L.A., Carleton, M.D., Verheyen, E., Bennett, N.C., Oosthuizen, C.J. and Maree, S. 2011-09-13. Specific limits and emerging diversity patterns in East African populations of laminate-toothed rats, genus Otomys (Muridae: Murinae: Otomyini): Revision of the _Otomys typus_ complex. Zootaxa 3024:1-66.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3024.1.1

Original name as described

Otomys cheesmani

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1937.2.24.84

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

vicinity of Dangila, 66 km S Lake Tana, 2100 m, Ethiopia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ethiopia

Taxonomy notes

recently described based on populations previously attributed to O. typus

Taxonomy notes citation

Taylor, P. J., Lavrenchenko, L. A., Carleton, M. D., Verheyen, E., Bennett, N. C., Oosthuisen, C. J. & Maree, S. (2011). Specific limits and emerging diversity patterns in East African populations of laminate-toothed rats, genus Otomys (Muridae: Murinae: Otomyini): Revision of the Otomys typus complex. Zootaxa, 3024, 1–66

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003395

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 cheesmani

P. J. Taylor, Lavrenchenko, Carleton, E. Verheyen, N. C. Bennett, Oosthuizen, & Maree, 2011

Family

Muridae

Root name

cheesmani

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1937.2.24.84

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

43

Authority publication

Zootaxa

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:741) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48008221/48008228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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