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--> FAMILY Muridae
--> SUBFAMILY Otomyinae
--> GENUS Otomys
SPECIES Otomys dartmouthi
Author: | Thomas, 1906. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 18: 141. | Common Name: | Ruwenzori Vlei Rat | Type Locality: | Uganda, Ruwenzori East, Mubuku Valley, 12,500 ft. | Distribution: | Open moorland, 3300-3900 m, in the Ruwenzori Mtns (Kerbis Peterhans et al., 1998, as O. typus). | Comments: | Treated as another montane variant of a highly polymorphic O. irroratus (Petter, 1982) or O. typus (Bohmann, 1952; Misonne, 1974). As noted by Thomas (1906a) and Dollman (1915), this form consistently possesses only 6 M3 laminae (confirmed in FMNH 144327, 144328, 144330), unlike the 8-9 in O. typus proper, and is much smaller with more darkly colored, somewhat woolly fur. Morphological and genetic conformity with Ethiopian populations should be demonstrated. |
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