- Vlei Rat
Taxobox
name = Vlei Rat
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammalia
ordo =Rodent ia
familia =Muridae
genus = "Otomys "
species = "O. irroratus"
binomial = "Otomys irroratus"
binomial_authority = (Brants, 1827)
synonyms = The Vlei Rat ("Otomys irroratus") is a species ofrodent in theMuridae family.It is found inLesotho ,Mozambique ,South Africa ,Swaziland , andZimbabwe .Its naturalhabitat s are subtropical or tropical high-altitudegrassland ,swamp s, andplantation s .References
*Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 "in" Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
* Taylor, P., Maree, S. & Monadjem, A. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/15654/all Otomys irroratus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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