Western vlei rat

Western vlei rat
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Otomys
Species:	O. occidentalis
Binomial name
Otomys occidentalis Dieterlen & Van der Straeten, 1992

The western vlei rat (Otomys occidentalis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Taylor, P.J.; Hutterer, R. (2008). "Otomys occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008 e.T15657A4965956. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T15657A4965956.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.

• 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.