| Simien vlei rat | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Otomys |
| Species: | O. simiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Otomys simiensis Taylor, Lavrenchenko, Carleton, Verheyen, Bennett, Oosthuizen & Maree, 2011 | |
The Simien vlei rat (Otomys simiensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in northern Ethiopia.
Conservation
The species is known from less than 10 locations in Ethiopia. However, it is thought to occur in a protected area, which justified the reasoning behind the "Least Concern" assessment by the IUCN.
References
- ^ Relton, C. (2021). "Otomys simiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T48014975A48015339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T48014975A48015339.en.
- Taylor, Peter J.; Lavrenchenko, Leonid A.; Carleton, Michael D.; Verheyen, Erik; Bennett, Nigel C.; Oosthuizen, Carel J.; Maree, Sarita (13 September 2011). "Specific limits and emerging diversity patterns in East African populations of laminate-toothed rats, genus Otomys (Muridae: Murinae: Otomyini): Revision of the Otomys typus complex" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3024 (1): 1–66. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3024.1.1. S2CID 59381852. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- "Otomys simiensis (id=1003409)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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| Otomys simiensis | |
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