Vlei Rat

Taxobox
name = Vlei Rat
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Rodentia
familia = Muridae
genus = "Otomys"
species = "O. irroratus"
binomial = "Otomys irroratus"
binomial_authority = (Brants, 1827)
synonyms = The Vlei Rat ("Otomys irroratus") is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, and plantations .

References

*Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 "in" Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
* Taylor, P., Maree, S. & Monadjem, A. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/15654/all Otomys irroratus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 19 July 2007.