Otomys jacksoni
O. Thomas, 1891
Mount Elgon Vlei Rat
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. 1891-03-01. Preliminary diagnoses of four new mammals from East Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)7(39):303-304.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Otomys jacksoni
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1893.2.3.34
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Mount Elgon, 13, 200 ft [= 4023 m], " Uganda.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Kenya · Uganda
Taxonomy notes
may represent multiple species
Taxonomy notes citation
Mulualem, G., Taylor, P.J., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., Demos, T.C. and Bryja, J. 2026. Phylogenomics of the African laminate-toothed rats (Rodentia, Muridae, Otomys) in the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot: three colonisation waves followed by allopatric diversification on sky islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 223:108668. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2026.108668
IUCN Red List status
Near Threatened
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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: 2 names and synonyms.
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