Otomys uzungwensis Lawrence and Loveridge 1953

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1530

Otomys uzungwensis Lawrence and Loveridge 1953

Otomys uzungwensis Lawrence and Loveridge 1953 , Bull. Mus . Comp. Zool., 110: 61.

Type Locality: Tanzania, Iringa District, Uzungwe Mtns, Dadaga, 6000 ft [1829 km].

Vernacular Names: Uzungwe Vlei Rat.

Distribution: Uzungwe Mtns, WC Tanzania, and Nyika Plateau, N Malawi and NE Zambia, as so far known.

Discussion: Lawrence and Loveridge (1953) understood their new species as generally affiliated with the jacksoni group, but they presented a combination of traits (especially smaller size, lack of postauricular patches, flatter skull, and broader nasals) that differentiate it from other members of that complex. Relegated to a subspecies of O. typus by Misonne (1974), presumably applying Bohmann’s (1952) expansive concept of the species. Certainly not a form of either O. irroratus or O. typus in the strict sense; its relationship and status with regard to O. orestes and included taxa invite investigation.