Otomys irroratus

(Brants, 1827)

Southern African 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

Brants, A. 1827. Het geslacht der muizen door Linnaeus opgesteld, volgens de tegenswoordige toestand der wetenschap in familien, geslachten en soorten verdeeld. Akademische Boekdrukkery, Berlin, 190 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497036

Original name as described

Euryotis irrorata

Type locality

near Constantia, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa

Taxonomy notes

previously included O. auratus; includes saundersiae

Taxonomy notes citation

Contrafatto, G. (2005). Species with fuzzy borders: the taxonomic status and species limits of Saunders' vlei rat, Otomys saundersiae Roberts, année?(Rodentia, Muridae, Otomyini). Mammalia, 69(3). · Engelbrecht, A., Taylor, P. J., Daniels, S. R., & Rambau, R. V. (2011). Cryptic speciation in the southern African vlei rat Otomys irroratus complex: evidence derived from mitochondrial cyt b and niche modelling. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 104(1), 192-206.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003402

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 tugelensis saundersiae

A. Roberts, 1929

Family

Muridae

Root name

saundersiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMG 2219

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

115

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Euryotis Capensis

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Muridae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

144

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Otomys irroratus

Matschie, 1895

Family

Muridae

Root name

irroratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

54

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835447

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835447) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Thomas (1898:935, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  3. Allen (1909:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  4. Roberts (1913:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  8. Happold (2013:583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  9. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:746) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15654) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15654) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/110662669/50562581) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Otomys saundersae

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

saundersae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

159

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Otomys saundersiae

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

saundersiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

445

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Happold (2013:588) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)

Euryotis irrorata

(Brants, 1827)

Family

Muridae

Root name

irroratus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

94

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497036

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Lesson (1842:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Otomys bisulcatus

F. Cuvier in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1829

Family

Muridae

Root name

bisulcatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 265 (p. 2)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518385

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Otomys capensis

G. Cuvier, 1829

Family

Muridae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

208

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33374050

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Euryotis obscura

(H. Lichtenstein, 1842)

Family

Muridae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29119848

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Otomys namaquensis, varietas fusca

H. R. Schinz, 1845

Family

Muridae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

229

Authority publication

Solothurn

Euryotis irrorata

(J. E. Gray, 1862)

Family

Muridae

Root name

irrorata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

181

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577213

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

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