Barbour's vlei rat

Barbour's vlei rat
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Otomys
Species:	O. barbouri
Binomial name
Otomys barbouri Lawrence & Loveridge, 1953

Barbour's vlei rat (Otomys barbouri) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Kenya and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Kennerley, R.; Taylor, P.J. (2017). "Otomys barbouri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T45069A22396256. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T45069A22396256.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1535. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.