| Sloggett's vlei rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Myotomys |
| Species: | M. sloggetti
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| Binomial name | |
| Myotomys sloggetti (Thomas, 1902)
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Otomys sloggetti | |
Sloggett's vlei rat or ice rat (Myotomys sloggetti) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] 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".[1]
- ^ a b Taylor, P. J. (2016). "Otomys sloggetti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15659A22396618. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15659A22396618.en.
- ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1523. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.