Sloggett's Vlei Rat | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Otomys |
Species: | O. sloggetti |
Binomial name | |
Otomys sloggetti (Thomas, 1902) |
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Synonyms | |
Mytomys sloggetti |
Sloggett's Vlei Rat or Ice Rat (Otomys sloggetti) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in southern Lesotho and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, and rocky areas.
Its name commemorates Col. A. T. Sloggett who collected at Deelfontein in 1902.