Western vlei rat
Appearance
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Western vlei rat | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Otomys |
Species: | O. occidentalis
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Binomial name | |
Otomys occidentalis Dieterlen & Van der Straeten, 1992
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The western vlei rat (Otomys occidentalis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ Taylor, P.J.; Hutterer, R. (2008). "Otomys occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T15657A4965956. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T15657A4965956.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1528. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.