Otomys irroratus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Otomyini
Genus: Otomys
Species: Otomys irroratus

Otomys irroratus (Brants, 1827)

Brants, A. 1827. Het Geslacht der Muizen door Linnaeus opgesteld, Volgens de Tegenswoordige toestand der Wetenschap in Familien, Geslachten en Soorten verdeeld. Gedrukt ter Akademische Boekdrukkery: Berlin. xii + 190 pp, 1 plate. BHL Reference page.

Taylor, P.J., Kearney, T., Dalton, D.L., Chakona, G., Kelly, C.M.R. & Barker, N.P. 2020. Biomes, geology and past climate drive speciation of laminate-toothed rats on South African mountains (Murinae: Otomys). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 189(3): 1046–1066. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz134 Reference page.

Otomys irroratus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Taylor, P. & Baxter, R. 2017. IUCN: Otomys irroratus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T110662669A50562581. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T110662669A50562581.en

English: Southern African Vlei Rat