 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2016) |
| African karoo rats | |
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| Sloggett's vlei rat (Myotomys sloggetti) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Otomyini |
| Genus: | Myotomys Thomas, 1918 |
| Type species | |
| Otomys unisulcatus | |
| Species | |
Myotomys is a genus of African Karoo rats that inhabit the Karoo, a semi-desert region in the southern portion of the African continent. Previously placed in the genus Otomys, they are sometimes referred to as vlei rats.