Otomys willani
P. J. Taylor, T. Kearney, D. L. Dalton, Chakona, C. M. R. Kelly, & Barker, 2019
Willan'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
Authority citation
Taylor, P.J., Kearney, T., Dalton, D.L., Chakona, G., Kelly, C.M.R. and Barker, N.P. 2019-11-25. Biomes, geology and past climate drive speciation of laminate-toothed rats on South African mountains (Murinae: Otomys). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 189(3):1046-1066.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz134Original name as described
Otomys willani
Type material
TM 49101
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Tiffendell, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa (30.653°S, 27.928°E).
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
South Africa
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Taylor, P. J., Kearney, T., Dalton, D. L., Chakona, G., Kelly, C. M., & Barker, N. P. (2020). Biomes, geology and past climate drive speciation of laminate-toothed rats on South African mountains (Murinae: Otomys). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 189(3), 1046-1066.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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