Otomys occidentalis

Dieterlen & van der Straeten, 1992

Western 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

Dieterlen, F. and van der Straeten, E. 1992. Species of the genus Otomys from Cameroon and Nigeria and their relationship to East African forms. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 43(3):383-392.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44797080

Original name as described

Otomys occidentalis

Type material

SMNS 41336

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Chappal Waddi, Gotel Mountains, south-east Nigeria.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Nigeria

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003407

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 occidentalis

Dieterlen & van der Straeten, 1992

Family

Muridae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMNS 41336

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

386

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44797080

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Happold (2013:587) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15657/22396345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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