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Dent's vlei rat

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Species of rodent

Dent's vlei rat
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Otomys
Species: O. denti
Binomial name
Otomys denti
Thomas, 1906

Dent's vlei rat (Otomys denti) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Taylor, P.J.; Maree, S. (2016). "Otomys denti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15653A22396805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15653A22396805.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Otomys)
Myotomys
(African karoo rats)
Otomys
(Vlei rats)
Parotomys
(Whistling rats)
See also
Aethomys–Chrotomys
Colomys–Golunda
Hadromys–Maxomys
Melasmothrix–Mus
Oenomys–Pithecheir
Pogonomys–Pseudomys
Rattus
Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
Others
Taxon identifiers
Otomys denti


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