Otomys sloggetti
O. Thomas, 1902
Sloggett'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
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1902-10-01. On some new forms of Otomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)10(58):311-314.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19339116Original name as described
Otomys Sloggetti
Other common names
Ice Rat · Sloggett's Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1902.9.1.61
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3a465123-a7d1-44e6-9cb1-de9f1bcc03f2Type locality
Deelfontein, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
South Africa · Lesotho
Taxonomy notes
moved from Myotomys to Otomys
Taxonomy notes citation
Carleton, M. D. 2013. Otomyinae. In: Happold, D.C.D. (ed), The Mammals of Africa, Volume III, Rodents, Hares, and Rabbits, Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 571-573.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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