Otomys occidentalis Dieterlen and Van der Straeten 1992

Otomys occidentalis Dieterlen and Van der Straeten 1992, Bonn. Zool. Beitr., Vol. 43: 386.

Type Locality: Nigeria, Gotel Mountains, Chappal Waddi.

Vernacular Names: Western Vlei Rat.

Distribution: Recorded only from the Gotel Mtns, E Nigeria, and Mount Oku, W Cameroon.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: A species with 5 laminae on m1, closely related to O. barbouri and O. lacustris in mountains of eastern Africa according to Dieterlen and Van der Straeten (1992).