Otomys dartmouthi Thomas 1906

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1526

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scientific name

Otomys dartmouthi Thomas 1906
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Otomys dartmouthi Thomas 1906 View in CoL

Otomys dartmouthi Thomas 1906 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 18: 141.

Type Locality: Uganda, Ruwenzori East, Mubuku Valley, 12,500 ft.

Vernacular Names: Ruwenzori Vlei Rat.

Distribution: Open moorland, 3300-3900 m, in the Ruwenzori Mtns ( Kerbis Peterhans et al., 1998, as O. typus ).

Discussion: Treated as another montane variant of a highly polymorphic O. irroratus ( Petter, 1982) or O. typus ( Bohmann, 1952; Misonne, 1974). As noted by Thomas (1906 a) and Dollman (1915), this form consistently possesses only 6 M3 laminae (confirmed in FMNH 144327, 144328, 144330), unlike the 8-9 in O. typus proper, and is much smaller with more darkly colored, somewhat woolly fur. Morphological and genetic conformity with Ethiopian populations should be demonstrated.

FMNH

Field Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Otomys

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Otomys dartmouthi Thomas 1906

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Otomys dartmouthi

Thomas 1906: 141
1906
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