Bush Vlei Rat

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Bush Vlei Rat
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Myotomys Species: M. unisulcatus
Binomial name
Myotomys unisulcatus (F. Cuvier, 1829)

The Bush Vlei Rat or Karoo Bush Rat (Myotomys unisulcatus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland.

[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. & Monadjem, A. 2004. Otomys unisulcatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.