Thomas's vlei rat | |
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Scientific classification
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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]
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]
It is known from less than 10 locations in Kenya and isn't recorded in protected areas, hence the assessment of the species as " Vulnerable" by the IUCN. [1]
Thomas's vlei rat | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Otomys |
Species: | O. thomasi
|
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]
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]
It is known from less than 10 locations in Kenya and isn't recorded in protected areas, hence the assessment of the species as " Vulnerable" by the IUCN. [1]