Otomys littledalei
(O. Thomas, 1918)
Littledale's Whistling Rat
Distribution :
N Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces, South Africa, to S and W Namibia.
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1092
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Otomyini |
| Genus | : Otomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1918-08-31. A revised classification of the Otomyinae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)2(9):203-211.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Parotomys (Liotomys) littledalei
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1912.4.25.9
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Tuin, Kenhardt, " Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Namibia · South Africa
Taxonomy notes
moved from Parotomys to Otomys
Taxonomy notes citation
Montgelard, C., Muller, T., Arnal, V., Maree, S., Taylor, P.J., Sands, A.F., Robinson, T.J. and Matthee, C.A. 2023. Diversification and evolutionary history of the African laminated-toothed rats (Rodentia, Otomyini). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 183:107779. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107779
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 6 names and synonyms.
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