Otomys thomasi
Osgood, 1910
Thomas'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
Authority citation
Osgood, W.H. 1910. Diagnoses of new East African mammals, including a new genus of Muridae. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 10(2):5-13.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462396Original name as described
Otomys thomasi
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:16698
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Molo, Kenya.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Kenya
Taxonomy notes
split from O. orestes
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
Vulnerable
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