Otomys karoensis
A. Roberts, 1931
Fynbos 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
Roberts, A. 1931. New forms of South African mammals. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 14(3):221-236.
Authority publication link
https://hdl.handle.net/10520/AJA00411752_633Original name as described
Otomys karoensis
Type material
TM 5901
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Tulbach, Western Cape, South Africa.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
South Africa
Taxonomy notes
split from saundersiae, which is now a synonym of O. irroratus
Taxonomy notes citation
Taylor, P. J., Maree, S., Van Sandwyk, J., Baxter, R., & Rambau, R. V. (2009). When is a species not a species? Uncoupled phenotypic, karyotypic and genotypic divergence in two species of South African laminate‐toothed rats (Murinae: Otomyini). Journal of Zoology, 277(4), 317-332.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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