Angolan Vlei Rat
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| Otomys anchietae Bocage, 1882 |
The Angolan Vlei Rat (Otomys anchietae) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in Angola. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Taylor, P. & Maree, S. 2004. Otomys anchietae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- 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.
