The Uzungwe vlei rat (Otomys uzungwensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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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. uzungwensis
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| Otomys uzungwensis | |
References
edit- 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. 1530. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Taylor, P., Maree, S. & Chitaukali, W. 2004. Otomys uzungwensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
Further reading
edit- Carleton, Michael D.; Byrne, E. Schaefer (2006). "The status of Otomys orestes dollmani Heller, 1912 (Muridae: Otomyinae), a rodent described from the Mathews Range, central Kenya". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 119 (4): 477–515. hdl:10088/1933.
- Lawrence, Barbara; Loveridge, Arthur (1953). "Zoological Results of a Fifth Expedition to East Africa. I. Mammals from Nyasaland and Tete, with Notes on the Genus Otomys". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 110 (1): 61–63.