Otomys uzungwensis
B. Lawrence & Loveridge, 1953
Udzungwa 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
Lawrence, B. and Loveridge, A. 1953. Mammals from Nyasaland and Tete. With notes on the genus Otomys. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 110(1):1-80.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2817516Original name as described
Otomys uzungwensis
Type material
MCZ:Mamm:26645
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:26645Type locality
Dabaga, 6000 ft (= 1829 m), Udzungwa Mountains, Iringa District, Tanganyika Territory [= Tanzania].
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Tanzania · Zambia · Malawi
IUCN Red List status
Near Threatened
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