Otomys sloggetti

O. Thomas, 1902

Sloggett's Vlei Rat

Formerly Myotomys sloggetti, Rock Karroo Rat. Also as Ice Rat · Sloggett's Rat.
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Location:South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Top of Sani Pass, -29.584745, 29.28834Date taken:20 June 2023Description:Formerly Myotomys sloggetti, Rock Karroo Rat. Also as Ice Rat · Sloggett's Rat.

Distribution :

Subalpine and alpine zones, above 2000 m, in Eastern Cape Province, Lesotho, and W KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 8293

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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1902-10-01. On some new forms of Otomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)10(58):311-314.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19339116

Original name as described

Otomys Sloggetti

Other common names

Ice Rat · Sloggett's Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.9.1.61

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3a465123-a7d1-44e6-9cb1-de9f1bcc03f2

Type locality

Deelfontein, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Lesotho · South Africa

Taxonomy notes

moved from Myotomys to Otomys

Taxonomy notes citation

Carleton, M.D. 2013. Subfamily Otomyinae – karoo rats, vlei rats and whistling rats. Pp. 571–573 in Happold, D.C.D. (eds.). Mammals of Africa. Volume III: Rodents, Hares and Rabbits. Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 789 pp. a#71838

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003410

Country distribution map

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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: 8 names and synonyms.

Otomys Sloggetti

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Muridae

Root name

sloggetti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.9.1.61

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Deelfontein, Cape Colony.

Type locality

South Africa: Northern Cape.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3a465123-a7d1-44e6-9cb1-de9f1bcc03f2

Authority page

311

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19339116

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:362, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Roberts (1913:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
Corbet & Hill (1980:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (1993:681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Happold (2013:589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
Monadjem, Taylor, Denys & Cotterill (2015:907) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58104)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15659) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15659) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15659/110019838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Otomys turneri

Wroughton, 1907

Family

Muridae

Root name

turneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.5.25.5

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Aberfeldy, N.E. Orange River Colony. Alt. 3500'.

Type locality

South Africa: Free State: 28°13′47″S, 28°51′28″E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/147fd76b-0b0e-4937-894d-7e259d762f27

Authority page

31

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24253880

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Roberts (1913:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Myotomys turneri:

O. Thomas, 1918

Family

Muridae

Root name

turneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

207

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103090

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1918:207, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103090) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16473)
Allen (1939:342, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

Otomys robertsi

Hewitt, 1927

Family

Muridae

Root name

robertsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMG (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

from the summit of the Mont-aux-Sources (11, 500 ft.)

Type locality

Lesotho.

Authority page

430

Authority publication

Records of the Albany Museum

Name usages

Hewitt (1927:430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69117)
Allen (1939:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Myotomys sloggetti basuticus

A. Roberts, 1929

Family

Muridae

Root name

basuticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 4627

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Bolepeletsa (altitude 5800 feet), Basutoland

Type locality

Lesotho.

Authority page

110

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Allen (1939:342, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Myotomys sloggetti jeppei

A. Roberts, 1929

Family

Muridae

Root name

jeppei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 4575

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Jamestown, C.P.

Type locality

South Africa: Eastern Cape.

Authority page

109

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Allen (1939:342, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Myotomys sloggetti:

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

sloggetti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

342

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782239

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Allen (1939:342, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Myotomys sloggetti sloggetti:

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

sloggetti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

342

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782239

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Allen (1939:342, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

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