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Myotomys is a genus of African Karoo rats that inhabit the Karoo, a semi-desert region in the southern portion of the African continent. Previously placed in the genus Otomys, they are sometimes referred to as vlei rats.
African karoo rats | |
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Sloggett's vlei rat (Myotomys sloggetti) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Otomyini |
Genus: | Myotomys Thomas, 1918 |
Type species | |
Otomys unisulcatus | |
Species | |
Species
editGenus Myotomys
- Sloggett's vlei rat (rock Karoo rat, ice rat), Myotomys sloggetti [1]
- Bush vlei rat, Myotomys unisulcatus [1]
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