Thomas’s Vlei Rat

Thomas’s Vlei RatThis vlei rat is recorded in the Kenyan highlands, including alpine grassland, scrub, and heath. The 2011 revision treated its status as a distinct species provisionally because evidence was limited.What does it look like?Its fur is pale buff, and the ears lack pale tufts.How does it live?This vlei rat is recorded in the Kenyan highlands, including alpine grassland, scrub, and heath. The 2011 revision treated its status as a distinct species provisionally because evidence was limited.The Kenyan checklist records it in Afro-alpine grassland, scrub, and heath on the Mau Escarpment and Uasin Gishu Plateau.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.