Afroalpine vlei rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Afroalpine vlei rat Otomys orestes

Where the afroalpine vlei rat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 12 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Otomys orestes
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the afroalpine vlei rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the afroalpine vlei rat in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Kenya

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the afroalpine vlei rat?

The afroalpine vlei rat (Otomys orestes) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Otomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the afroalpine vlei rat

The afroalpine vlei rat (Otomys orestes) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found in the high moorlands of Kenya.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Afroalpine vlei rat (revision 1371297551), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768299 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).