Cuanza vlei rat
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Cuanza vlei rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Otomys |
Species: | O. cuanzensis |
Binomial name | |
Otomys cuanzensis Hill & Carter, 1937 |
The Cuanza vlei rat (Otomys cuanzensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Angola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and swampland.
References
[edit]- ^ Taylor, P.J. (2008). "Otomys cuanzensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T45065A10969573. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T45065A10969573.en.
- 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. pp. 1525–1526. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.