Tropical Vlei Rat
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| Otomys tropicalis Thomas, 1902 |
The Tropical Vlei Rat (Otomys tropicalis) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, and plantations .
[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 tropicalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
