Large vlei rat
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| Large vlei rat | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Otomys |
| Species: | O. maximus
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| Binomial name | |
| Otomys maximus Roberts, 1924
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The large vlei rat (Otomys maximus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps.
References
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- Taylor, P. 2004. Otomys maximus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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