Otomys typus

(von Heuglin, 1877)

Ethiopian 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

Heuglin, T. von. 1877. Reise in Nordost-Afrika. Schilderungen aus dem Gebiete der Beni Amer und Habab nebst zoologischen Skizzen und einem Führer für Jagdreisende. Zweiter Band. George Westermann, Braunschweig, 304 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876448

Original name as described

Oreomys typus

Other common names

Typical Vlei Rat

Type material

SMNS 1051

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Simien Mountains, Gonder Province, Ethiopia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ethiopia

Taxonomy notes

previously included O. fortiori and O. helleri and previously included populations now attributed to O. cheesmani, O. simiensis, and O. yaldeni

Taxonomy notes citation

Taylor, P. J., Lavrenchenko, L. A., Carleton, M. D., Verheyen, E., Bennett, N. C., Oosthuisen, 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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003414

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.

Oreomys typus

(von Heuglin, 1877)

Family

Muridae

Root name

typus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMNS 1051

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876448

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Otomys typus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

typus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

159

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:445, 446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Happold (2013:592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:741) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48006730/22395699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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