Heller's vlei rat (Otomys helleri) is a species of rodent in the family of Muridae. It is endemic to Ethiopia and is found on the Arussi Plateau and the Bale Mountains.[1][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Otomys |
| Species: | O. helleri
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| Otomys helleri | |
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Taxonomy
editChilds Frick (1914) initially described this species under the name Otomys jacksoni helleri. It was then included under O. typus (Ethiopian vlei rat) as a subspecies, and later as a synonym until Taylor et al. (2011) would elevated the taxa to species status.[4][1]
Conservation
editIt is listed as "Least Concern" by the IUCN, due to a vast area of occurrence.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Taylor, P.; Relton, C. (2021). "Otomys helleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T48011421A78324723. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T48011421A78324723.en.
- ^ Frick, C. 1914. A new genus and some new species of Abyssinian rodents. Annals of the Varnegie Museum 9: 7-28
- ^ "Otomys helleri (id=1003401)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ 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 20 February 2023.
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