Barbour's Vlei Rat

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Barbour's Vlei Rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Otomys
Species: O. barbouri
Binomial name
Otomys barbouri
Lawrence & Loveridge, 1953

The Barbour's Vlei Rat (Otomys barbouri) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Kenya and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] 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. 2004. Otomys barbouri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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