Large vlei rat
Species of rodent
| Large vlei rat | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Otomys |
| Species: | O. maximus |
| Binomial name | |
| Otomys maximus Roberts, 1924 | |
The large vlei rat (Otomys maximus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps.
References
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1528. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Taylor, P. 2004. Otomys maximus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Otomys)
(African karoo rats)
- Sloggett's vlei rat (M. sloggetti)
- Bush vlei rat (M. unisulcatus)
(Vlei rats)
- Angolan vlei rat (O. anchietae)
- Angoni vlei rat (O. angoniensis)
- Barbour's vlei rat (O. barbouri)
- Burton's vlei rat (O. burtoni)
- Cheesman's vlei rat (O. cheesmani)
- Cuanza vlei rat (O. cuanzensis)
- Ruwenzori vlei rat (O. dartmouthi)
- Dent's vlei rat (O. denti)
- Dollman's vlei rat (O. dollmani)
- Charada vlei rat (O. fortior)
- Heller's vlei rat (O. helleri)
- Southern African vlei rat (O. irroratus)
- Mount Elgon vlei rat (O. jacksoni)
- Tanzanian vlei rat (O. lacustris)
- Laminate vlei rat (O. laminatus)
- Large vlei rat (O. maximus)
- Western vlei rat (O. occidentalis)
- Afroalpine vlei rat (O. orestes)
- Saunder's vlei rat (O. saundersiae)
- Simien vlei rat (O. simiensis)
- Thomas's vlei rat (O. thomasi)
- Tropical vlei rat (O. tropicalis)
- Typical vlei rat (O. typus)
- Uzungwe vlei rat (O. uzungwensis)
- Yalden's vlei rat (O. yaldeni)
- Mount Kilimanjaro vlei rat (O. zinki)
(Whistling rats)
- Brants's whistling rat (P. brantsii)
- Littledale's whistling rat (P. littledalei)
- See also
- Aethomys–Chrotomys
- Colomys–Golunda
- Hadromys–Maxomys
- Melasmothrix–Mus
- Oenomys–Pithecheir
- Pogonomys–Pseudomys
- Rattus
- Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
- Others
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