Otomys orestes
O. Thomas, 1900
Afroalpine 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. 1900-06. List of mammals obtained Mr. H. J. Mackinder during his recent expedition to Mount Kenya, British East Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1900(1):173-180.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35994419Original name as described
Otomys irroratus orestes
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1900.2.1.21
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b8b9b026-a972-4aae-b435-2a302d08f5f1Type locality
Teleki Valley, 13,000 ft (= 3962 m), Mount Kenya, Kenya.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Kenya
Taxonomy notes
previously included O. thomasi and O. zinki
Taxonomy notes citation
Taylor, P. J., Lavrenchenko, L. A., Carleton, M. D., Verheyen, E., Bennett, N. C., Oosthuizen, 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
Not Evaluated
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