Thomas's vlei rat (Otomys thomasi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae that is endemic to the high plateau mountains of the Rift Valley in Kenya. Osgood described it in 1910 as Otomys thomasi. In 2006 Carleton and Byrne included it under Otomys orestes, the afroalpine vlei rat, and in 2011 Taylor and colleagues reviewed the genus Otomys and moved it back to species status. It is known from fewer than ten locations in Kenya and has not been recorded in protected areas, so the IUCN assesses it as Vulnerable.
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It is endemic to Kenya's high plateau mountains of the Rift Valley.
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Thomas's vlei rat (Wikipedia)
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It is endemic to Kenya's high plateau mountains of the Rift Valley.
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