Otomys helleri

C. Frick, 1914

Heller'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

Frick, C. 1914-09. A new genus and some new species and subspecies of Abyssinian rodents. Annals of Carnegie Museum 9:7-28.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9781460

Original name as described

Otomys jacksoni helleri

Type material

CM 3519

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Chilalo Divide Camp, 9000 ft (= 2743 m), Abyssinia (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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003401

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 jacksoni malkensis

C. Frick, 1914

Family

Muridae

Root name

malkensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CM 3433

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9781461

Authority publication

Annals of Carnegie Museum

Name usages

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

Otomys jacksoni helleri

C. Frick, 1914

Family

Muridae

Root name

helleri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CM 3519

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9781460

Authority publication

Annals of Carnegie Museum

Name usages

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

Otomys helleri

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

helleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

741

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:741) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48011421/78324723) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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