Southern African Vlei Rat
Otomys irroratus
Also known as: Vlei Rat
Habitat
Ground
Diet
PlantSeed
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
118 g
LCMammaliaRodentiaMuridae
Seasonal Activity
333 sightings · 2005–2026
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
Traits
- Diet
- PlantSeed
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 118 g
Photo
(c) Colin Ralston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Colin Ralston
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Occurrence data from GBIF.