The Angoni vlei rat (Otomys angoniensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
| Angoni vlei rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Otomys |
| Species: | O. angoniensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Otomys angoniensis Wroughton, 1906
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Its natural habitats are moist savanna, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and pastureland. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
References edit
- ^ Taylor, P.J.; Maree, S. (2008). "Otomys angoniensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T15652A4957768. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T15652A4957768.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. p. 1525. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.