Southern African Vlei Rat

Otomys irroratus (Brants, 1827) — also called vlei rat, Fynbos Vlei Rat, Southern Vlei Rat. Occurrence records of the Southern African Vlei Rat are shared on GBIF from around 33 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Lower Guinea-Fowl Trail (23 records), in 4 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernMuridae

33reserves with records

191records around them

4provinces

LCIUCN category

Southern African Vlei Rat (Otomys irroratus) — Photo: Tony Rebelo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	23
Wellington ParkNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	23
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	23
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	14
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	10
Waterloo Farm lagerstätteProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	9
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	8
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	6
Ramskop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	5
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	5
Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	5
Kruin ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	5
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	4
Lydenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	4
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	4
King William's Town Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	4
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Lion & Safari ParkGame reserve	GP Gauteng	3
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	2
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	2
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2
Agulhas National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	2
Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	2
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Morris point / Uitkyk puntNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 23 reserves
Eastern Cape: 6 reserves
Gauteng: 3 reserves
Mpumalanga: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Scientific name: Otomys irroratus
GBIF taxon: 5219869
Wikidata: Q1770872

More of the Muridae family

Xeric Four-striped Grass Rat Namaqua Micaelamys Bush Karroo Rat Southern African Pygmy Mouse Cape Short-tailed Gerbil Single-Striped Lemniscomys Common Grammomys Paeba Hairy-footed Gerbil Red Veld Aethomys Natal Mastomys Mesic Four-striped Grass Rat Southern African Mastomys Angoni Vlei Rat Southern African Spiny Mouse Black-tailed Thallomys South East African Vlei Rat

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.