Otomys dartmouthi

O. Thomas, 1906

Rwenzori 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

Thomas, O. 1906-08-01. Description of new mammals from Mount Ruwenzori. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)18(104):136-147.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366402

Original name as described

Otomys Dartmouthi

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.7.1.64

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a44778dd-9367-400c-92ec-812f10d7f4b3

Type locality

Rwenzori East, Mubuku Valley, 12,500 ft (= 3810 m), SW Uganda.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Uganda · Democratic Republic of the Congo

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003397

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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 Dartmouthi

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Muridae

Root name

dartmouthi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.7.1.64

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a44778dd-9367-400c-92ec-812f10d7f4b3

Authority page

141

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366402

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Dollman (1914:86, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16563)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #45063) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #45063) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/45063/22397356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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