Tanzanian Vlei Rat
Otomys lacustris G.M.Allen & Loveridge, 1933
Also calledOtomys de Tanzanie (fra) · Rat du vlei du lac (fra) · Tansania-Lamellenzahnratte (deu) · uszkor tanzański (pol) · タンザニアヤブカローネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. vol.75 p.120
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
activity
Activity patterns. The Tanzanian Vlei Rat is terrestrial and presumably diurnal or crepuscular.
Muridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Forest habitats close to streams at elevations of 1400 - 2300 m.
Muridae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Muridae
conservation
Status and Conservation. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List.
Muridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Otomys lacustris in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5706745.