Sloggett's vlei rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Sloggett's vlei rat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Otomys sloggetti
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Sloggett's vlei rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Sloggett's vlei rat in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

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.

Is the Sloggett's vlei rat endangered?

The Sloggett's vlei rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Sloggett's vlei rat?

The Sloggett's vlei rat (Otomys sloggetti) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Otomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Sloggett's vlei rat

Sloggett's vlei rat or ice rat (Myotomys sloggetti) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found in southern Lesotho and South Africa where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, and rocky areas. Its name commemorates Col. Arthur Sloggett who served in South Africa and collected at Deelfontein in 1902. This is a common species and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as being of "least concern".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sloggett's vlei rat (revision 1315235908), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1761406 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).