Otomys fortior
O. Thomas, 1906
Charada 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
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1906-10-01. New mammals collected in North-East Africa by Mr. Zaphiro, and presented to the British Museum by W. N. McMillan, Esq. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)18(106):300-306.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366563Original name as described
Otomys typus fortior
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.1.29
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0d5c01f0-8b9b-43e4-abcf-e57cd67eada2Type locality
Kaffa, Charada Forest, 6000 ft (= 1829 m), Ethiopia.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Ethiopia
Taxonomy notes
split from 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
Vulnerable
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