Simien vlei rat

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Simien vlei rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Otomys
Species:
O. simiensis
Binomial name
Otomys simiensis
Taylor, Lavrenchenko, Carleton, Verheyen, Bennett, Oosthuizen & Maree, 2011 [2]

The Simien vlei rat (Otomys simiensis) [1] [3] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in northern Ethiopia. [1]

Conservation

The species is known from less than 10 locations in Ethiopia. However, it is thought to occur in a protected area, which justified the reasoning behind the "Least Concern" assessment by the IUCN. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Relton, C. (2021). "Otomys simiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T48014975A48015339. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T48014975A48015339.en .
  2. ↑ Taylor, Peter J.; Lavrenchenko, Leonid A.; Carleton, Michael D.; Verheyen, Erik; Bennett, Nigel C.; Oosthuizen, Carel J.; Maree, Sarita (13 September 2011). "Specific limits and emerging diversity patterns in East African populations of laminate-toothed rats, genus Otomys (Muridae: Murinae: Otomyini): Revision of the Otomys typus complex" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3024 (1): 1–66. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3024.1.1. S2CID   59381852 . Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Otomys simiensis (id=1003409)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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