Otomys unisulcatus

F. Cuvier in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1829

Karoo 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

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. and Cuvier, F. 1829-09. Livraison 60. in Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. and Cuvier, F. 1818-1842. Histoire naturelle des mammifères, avec figures originales, coloriées, dessinées d'après des animaux vivants. Blaise, Paris.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53183065

Original name as described

Otomys unisulcatus

Other common names

Bush Vlei Rat · Karoo Bush Rat

Type locality

type locality not given. Fixed by A. Roberts in 1946 as "Matjiesfontein on the southern edge of the upper Karoo," Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa · Namibia

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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003415

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 unisulcatus

F. Cuvier in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1829

Family

Muridae

Root name

unisulcatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 265 p. 2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53183065

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Smuts (1832:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60235)
  2. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  3. Murray (1866:361, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Roberts (1913:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1991:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  8. Musser & Carleton (1993:682) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  9. Happold (2013:594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  10. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15662) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15662) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15662/115519239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Euryotis unisulcatus

(A. Smith, 1840)

Family

Muridae

Root name

unisulcatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

pl. 23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577789

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Smith (1840:pl. 23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67645)

Euryotis unisulcata

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Muridae

Root name

unisulcatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

95

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476781

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Otomys Broomi

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Muridae

Root name

broomi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.9.3.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b379bfd4-eb18-4686-96e3-6b78904600d4 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e8c01835-e75c-46fe-9ea4-d254a11bf5a5

Authority page

313

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19339118

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Otomys unisulcatus Grantii

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Muridae

Root name

grantii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.9.1.50

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cd7fb5ee-fd38-4611-8ef3-73447f32f4cf

Authority page

312

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19339117

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Otomys unisulcatus Broomi

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Muridae

Root name

broomi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

82

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439540

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Otomys unisulcatus Granti

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Muridae

Root name

granti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

82

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439540

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Myotomys unisulcatus

(O. Thomas, 1918)

Family

Muridae

Root name

unisulcatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

206

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103089

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1918:206, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16473)
  2. Shortridge (1934:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  3. Shortridge (1942:54, 89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888971, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40889006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
  4. Shortridge (1942:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
  5. Roberts (1946:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Myotomys unisulcatus bergensis

(A. Roberts, 1929)

Family

Muridae

Root name

bergensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 2243

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

108

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1942:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40889006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Myotomys unisulcatus broomi

(Shortridge, 1934)

Family

Muridae

Root name

broomi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

243

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Shortridge (1942:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888971) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)

Myotomys unisulcatus unisulcatus

(Shortridge, 1942)

Family

Muridae

Root name

unisulcatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40889006

Authority publication

Annals of the South African Museum

Name usages

Shortridge (1942:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40889006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)

Myotomys unisulcatus albaniensis

(A. Roberts, 1946)

Family

Muridae

Root name

albaniensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6721

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

318

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Myotomys unisulcatus grantii

(A. Roberts, 1946)

Family

Muridae

Root name

grantii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

318

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1946:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)

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