Otomys typus (Heuglin, 1877) . Reise Nordost Afrika, 2: 77.

TYPE LOCALITY: Ethiopia, highlands of Simien .

DISTRIBUTION: Ethiopia to S. Sudan and Zambia, in montane areas.

COMMENT: Formerly included in irroratus by Dieterlen, 1968, Z. Saugetierk., 33:321 -352, and Delany, 1975, The Rodents of Uganda, Br. Mus. Nat. Hist., 764:1-165. Considered a distinct species by Misonne, 1974, Part 6: 33, and Ansell, 1978:78.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410008111008001.