Otomys cheesmani Taylor et al., 2011
Cheesman's vlei rat
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1968
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Ethiopia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Taylor, P. J., Lavrenchenko, L. A., Carleton, M. D. et al. (2011). Specific limits and emerging diversity patterns in East African populations of laminate-toothed rats, genus Otomys (Muridae: Murinae: Otomyini): revision of the Otomys typus complex. Zootaxa 3024: 1-66.
Other references:
Kostin, Danila S. et al. (2020). Rodents of Choke Mountain and surrounding areas (Ethiopia): the Blue Nile gorge as a strong biogeographic barrier. J. of Vertebrate Biology 69(2): 1-12.
Taylor, P. & Relton, C. 2021. Otomys cheesmani. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T48008221A48008228. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T48008221A48008228.en. Accessed on 29 July 2022.