Thomas's vlei rat
Thomas's vlei rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Otomys |
Species: | O. thomasi
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Binomial name | |
Otomys thomasi | |
Synonyms | |
Otomys typus ssp. thomasi Bohmann 1952 |
Thomas's vlei rat (Otomys thomasi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Kenya's high plateau mountains of the Rift Valley.[1][3]
Taxonomy
Osgood (1910) initially described this species as Otomys thomasi.[2] In 2006, it would be included under Otomys orestes (afroalpine vlei rat) by Carleton & Byrne.[1] Taylor et al. (2011) reviewed the genus Otomys and moved Otomys thomasi back to species status.[4][1]
Conservation
It is known from less than 10 locations in Kenya and isn't recorded in protected areas, hence the assessment of the species as "
IUCN.[1]
References
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- ^ a b Osgood, W. H. (1910). "Diagnoses of new East African mammals, including a new genus of Muridae". Field Museum of Natural History. 10 (2). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Otomys thomasi (id=1003412)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- S2CID 59381852. Retrieved 17 February 2023.